Egypt to Copyright Pyramids and Sphynx

empaler writes “We all know the usual pro-copyright arguments. Most of them hinge on the fact that the individual or company that has a copyright needs an incentive to prepare something that is copyrightable, and therefore ensure a revenue stream in a period after the copyright has been granted. In a never-surpassed move, Egypt is working on legislation to extend copyright well above 3000 years — they are going to start claiming royalties for using likenesses of the Sphynx and the Pyramids. It

is still unclear whether the original intent of the Pyramids included ‘making certain them bastards pay for a plastic copy in 3000 years’ alongside ’securing a pathway to the heavens for the God King.’ Speaking as a Greenlandic national, I want dibs on ice cubes.” It sounds straight out of The Onion, but instead you can read another story on the BBC.

Read more of that story at Slashdot.

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