How many authors do you think would have written the books they did, if they weren’t able to make a living from their work? Most of the people creating works before copyright either had a patron of some description, or outright worked for an organisation.
That is definitely one of the most cooked takes I’ve heard in a while.
Why would anyone create anything if it can immediately be copied with no compensation to you?
Creation is its own incentive.
And I can buy groceries with thoughts and prayers.
Do you make any money out of copyrights?
Maybe you can download them. Apparently download is theft
Creation happened before intellectual property laws existed.
Creation happens that can be immediately copied with no compensation now, open source software is an example.
How many authors do you think would have written the books they did, if they weren’t able to make a living from their work? Most of the people creating works before copyright either had a patron of some description, or outright worked for an organisation.
The specific works? Who knows. It’s irrelevant
My point is your original premise was wrong. Creation DID happen without IP laws. People DO create with out the need for compensation/copy protection.
I propose, people will create things because they always have.
You should read the opinion of Stephen King about that precise point. The short version: “I’d write books even if it was illegal”.
I think copyright should last maximum 10 years. Plenty of time to earn enough from your creation.
Imagine how advanced we would be, as a civilization, if everything created before 2015 was free for everybody.
Honestly, I think our world would be a lot blander, and we’d have a whole lot less original content.
You probably only consume Hollywood prechewed crap and universal soup they call “music”
You know that for the vast majority of human history copyright didn’t exist, and yet people still created art and culture, right?
edit: If you’re gonna downvote, have the balls to explain how I’m wrong.
I don’t see how allowing AI robbery barons to steal copyrighted material would benefit a small fish in the pond of IP
The original copyright law was created to protect authors from publishers. The current law is an abomination and should be removed.
You’re probably right, but saying we should abolish it altogether is insane. There’s a good reason we have these laws.
There are no good reasons.
Really? Artists getting paid for their work isn’t a good reason?
You don’t need a copyright for that. Copyright doesn’t pay anyone anything.
I genuinely feel like I’m talking to a wall here.
That’s because you don’t understand what copyright legally is.
ArTistS gettiNg paId (after universal gets a 40% cuts because you used the snare sample from Taylor swift ofc)
So what’s the alternative? How else would a professional artist make a living?