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So you are saying that there was no art before copyright. That's a new one.

• oconnore 11y ago
  The missing link you're looking for is free copying. Easily copied art that was supported by a capitalist model, where the artist paid for rent, food, etc. by selling the products of his labor? Correct, that didn't happen.
  • boyaka 11y ago
    Artists can pay for rent, food, etc. without selling copyright-protected products. We already see this thriving today. Artists are supported by their fans by selling tickets to shows and merchandise. I would argue that you have less trust in free market capitalism if you have to depend on copyright.
  • joesmo 11y ago
    That's because easily copyable art didn't exist. Yet art still happened ... thus art doesn't depend on copyright.