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That is kind of the point - why is the dad who wields a pencil going to have to leave his children in a worse position than a dad who wielded a hammer.
by clon 8y ago
That is kind of the point - why is the dad who wields a pencil going to have to leave his children in a worse position than a dad who wielded a hammer.
- xamuel 8y agoThe dad who wields a pencil is paid for his art, and he can use that money to buy a house.
- clon 8y agoNothing stopping from renting out the house in your lifetime, only to leave it for your children once you cease to be.
- dmitriid 8y agoLet's say "a dad who wielded a hammer" is a dad who builds and sells furniture. Are his children entitled to every piece of furniture this "dad who wielded a hammer" ever built? As it was already mentioned "The dad who wields a pencil" can just as easily buy a house and leave it to his children. The problem with immaterial things is that they can be trivially copied. In this sense copyright law is more akin to patents: you get protection and possiblity to profit off of your immaterial work.