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> The underlying problem is that most people just don't value art enough to pay for it in 2018. In other words, the problem is that "art" is vastly overproduce
by nybble41 8y ago
> The underlying problem is that most people just don't value art enough to pay for it in 2018.
In other words, the problem is that "art" is vastly overproduced. Which is only natural when it's being subsidized so heavily via copyright: everyone wants their chance at that rare bestseller which will see them set for life.
Honestly, we need to question not only whether copyright is a reasonable way to promote the production of art, but also whether there is even a need for such promotion in the first place. There is already more artwork in existence than any one person could properly appreciate in their lifetime, and no technical reason why it can't be perfectly preserved and made available to everyone at minimal cost.
- logfromblammo 8y agoIf copyright at life+70 years oversupplies the art market, crashing the equilibrium price to nearly zero.... Is the solution too obvious? Cut the term of copyright protection by 5 years every year, then start halving the remaining term after hitting five, until the shovelware "art" becomes trivially manageable. If it still comes in heaping, steaming piles all the way down to one week, then clearly copyright was unnecessary.