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Really, copyright is about "civil order"? Interesting. This is the first time I have heard that particular justification for IPR. edit: ok, that's not true. th

• komali2 9y ago
  Well, perhaps not for many consumers, but I know artists for example that regularly utilize copyright law to protect their creations.
• JumpCrisscross 9y ago
  > Really, copyright is about "civil order"? Good journalism boosts the quality of civic life. Journalism funded solely by advertising has a poor record. So we're left with public funding à la the BBC, or the patronage of billionaires, thereby sacrificing the Fourth Estate's independence; or subscriptions. The latter requires a solution to the free rider problem [1]. Paywalls, and the copyrights defending them, are one such solution. I consume news from subscription sources (e.g. the Wall Street Journal and the Information), advertising-back sources (e.g. Politico) and subsidized sources (e.g. the BBC and Bloomberg). I benefit from that reading, as does, I believe, the greater society I live in. I think it's fair and rational to fight for said journalists' compensation. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-rider_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-rider_problem