What would happen if ancient mythologies were privatized in the future in the case of intellectual property, so they would no longer be free to use?

  • palebluethought@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Well, they can’t, because they’re already in the public domain and nobody is around who can claim them as an original creation.

    If you want this to be some pure hypothetical where that doesn’t matter, then… Sure, I guess? That’s what intellectual property is.

    • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
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      3 days ago

      Well, they can’t, because they’re already in the public domain and nobody is around who can claim them as an original creation

      It worked for “happy birthday”, for awhile.