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Wrong, unfortunately. Copyright was dreamed up in medieval Europe, to protect manual copyists from fast copying by printing presses. The USA had a very relaxe
by hyperman1 8y ago
Wrong, unfortunately. Copyright was dreamed up in medieval Europe, to protect manual copyists from fast copying by printing presses. The USA had a very relaxed way with copyright enforcement, until enough local culture was created. Europe was furious at the time but couldn't do much. Basically China today is doing to the USA what the USA did to Europe. And what parts of Europe did to other parts of Europe, for much the same reasons.
Copyright is a mess, but not one concocted by the USA.
- Iv 8y agoOriginal copyright laws were 21 years since first publication and made a lot of sense in a time when copies were costly to make. They became increasingly stupid, going in the wrong direction long time after copies were basically free and this was because of American right holder's lobbying efforts. I am well aware that places like Hollywood started as havens with lax enforcement of IPs. They seem to have forgotten that though and have been pushing very hard for destroying the kind of environment that made them possible.