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LordOfTrubbish t1_jea9oa1 wrote

Reply to comment by RealisticCommentBot in TIL a special law in the UK was created to ensure that the Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital will forever be able to collect royalties from stage performances, audiobooks, book releases, etc. of Peter Pan in the UK. This is the only work with an 'exception' to copyright laws. by [deleted]

Yeah, we really shouldn't have to resort to abusing copyright laws to fund essential services. That's not really the feel good story they are trying to make it out to be.

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luis-can-jump t1_jeae8h5 wrote

It isn’t to fund it, it’s a UK hospital so it’s funded by the NHS. It just helps build profits for additional services, research, etc.

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LordOfTrubbish t1_jebrznw wrote

Again, it would be nice to have all that without resorting to misusing copyright law. I'm sure there are other children's charities who would benefit from being able to perform a classic children's tale as well, as intended by copyright laws being limited in the first place.

That said, it would still certainly be a great tradition for those who can afford to donate, to continue to do so when they do use Peter Pan. I just don't like government misusing it's powers to fund things it should be properly looking after in the first place.

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Halvus_I t1_jeagx8r wrote

Thats worse.

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No_more_hiding t1_jeau4ch wrote

It's literally a world-class hospital that has pioneered many treatments, including operating on a baby with spina bifida in the womb and curing a child of Leukaemia using gene edited T-cells.

The amount of good this hospital does, on a global scale, is unparalleled.

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Halvus_I t1_jeauc9h wrote

And if my profession was charities, i might agree, but its not. I deal with the long-reaching ramifications of IP on a day to day basis. The government shouldn't be carving out the public domain, regardless of how well-intentioned..All copyright should pass, without exception.

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krs360 t1_jebg357 wrote

Then you should get a proper job. One that doesn't involve being a cunt.

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No_more_hiding t1_jeayhxy wrote

One day one of your loved ones might need their help or benefit from their research, but you do you.

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Halvus_I t1_jeaylfm wrote

This is an emotional argument, not a logical one. If the State is so concerned with funding the hospital, they should do it with tax money, not steal from the Public Domain.

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No_more_hiding t1_jeazz0p wrote

It's not stealing from the public domain, it is following the author's wish for an exceptional good cause that benefits the entire world by pioneering treatment for sick children.

Dont try and impose your every man for himself selfish culture on everyone else, it's not even your government. The rest of the world doesnt follow Republican politics and it benefits greatly from it.

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Halvus_I t1_jeb0lru wrote

All i will say is you are dead wrong about my politics.

The author's wish does not override their duty to the public domain. Copyright is a social bargain, its not fair to break it, no matter how noble the cause. They had their copyright, its over.

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No_more_hiding t1_jeb1o3x wrote

I'd agree with you if this was the patent for insulin or something but it's the rights to a story about lost children. There is room in this world to maintain a little nuance and keep hold of a kind hearted tradition for a good cause. No one is going to die or starve because it's not in the public domain.

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Gareth79 t1_jecmk8h wrote

Copyright itself is government interfering with the rights for people to do certain things which are in themselves harmless. What IS unfair is carving out the law to benefit a specific charity.

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