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Copyright is not as important to society as Silicon Valley wants everyone to believe. It a property issue and not even a critical one. Most of the problems arou
by ronilan 7y ago
Copyright is not as important to society as Silicon Valley wants everyone to believe. It a property issue and not even a critical one. Most of the problems around it can be solved with money.
The collateral damage caused by this lawyer infused, never ending “copyright war”, though is real.
Not worth one good man.
Edit: I’m a “creator”. Never been “corporate”. I had my work “cloned”.
- youeseh 7y agoCopyright is pretty important to the artists, academic publishing, and the entertainment industry, no?
- nicoburns 7y agoYes, but mostly in a negative way. All of these industries would havea lot more freedom to innovate if there were significantly shorter copyright periods.
- jMyles 7y agoInsofar as it being one of the primary handcuffs preventing us from creating more compelling content, yes, it is important. Ending it (or at least returning it to a role more similar to a century ago) will be awesome for content creators.
- lidHanteyk 7y agoYes. However, of the artists, the publishers, and the producers, only the artists are entitled to copyright, no? The Constitution limits copyright to artists and scientists [0], and in practical terms the Constitution is understood to refer to the artists who create works of art, and the scientists who describe physical inventions. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Clause
- jachee 7y agoOnly if they care about money. Banksy isn't likely to sue anyone.
- FPGAhacker 7y agoI can't tell if you are making a joke or not. https://www.artsy.net/news/artsy-editorial-banksy-sued-italian-company-making-unauthorized-merchandise https://www.artsy.net/news/artsy-editorial-banksy-sued-itali...
- jachee 7y agoCopyright is a corporate concern. Pest Control are corporate, and care about money. They're not Banksy direct.
- fghtr 7y ago> Copyright is pretty important to the ... academic publishing Indeed, that's why "Archivists Are Trying to Make Sure LibGen Never Goes Down". https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21692222 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21692222
- BlueTemplar 7y agoIt isn't even clear that calling it "property" is appropriate considering the many differences...