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> I don't think "post-capitalism" is possible. That wasn't really my point, but now we have: a -> b & ~b => ~a > Does copyright really allow artists to o
by oconnore 11y ago
> I don't think "post-capitalism" is possible.
That wasn't really my point, but now we have:
a -> b & ~b => ~a
> Does copyright really allow artists to operate in a capitalist society? What do you mean by "operate"?
It allows them to sell the products of their labor for money. That's a pretty fundamental requirement of capitalism, no?
- Suncho 11y agoIt allows them to sell the products of their labor for money. That's a pretty fundamental requirement of capitalism, no? Sort of. There are plenty of things we can produce that nobody would want to buy. Capitalism doesn't really describe those things. If there's no market for pre-existing art, then it wouldn't be useful to look at it though the lens of capitalism.