I think that sets a bad environment, because who decides what historically important is? How many years does it become "historic"?
A much simpler and better solution is to not extend copyright to 120 years or whatever the hell it is now [1] (Thanks, Disney!). Twenty years or so should be plenty for all artistic works.
A much simpler and better solution is to not extend copyright to 120 years or whatever the hell it is now [1] (Thanks, Disney!). Twenty years or so should be plenty for all artistic works.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_law_of_the_United_St...