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I like the EFF but Doctorow but sometimes they're just get things wrong. They want to blame the law for problems that are just economics. He says that creators
by xhkkffbf 7y ago
I like the EFF but Doctorow but sometimes they're just get things wrong. They want to blame the law for problems that are just economics. He says that creators get a raw deal because they're forced to sell at too low a price.
How will weakening copyright make it easier for creators to negotiate a deal? It won't. They'll get an even weaker deal because they've got less to sell.
The plight of small producers is felt through all industries. At least copyright gives the creator a HUGE amount of power as soon as the work is rendered into fixed form. Doctorow should check out how the small wheat farmers or small fishermen get treated. They're in commodity businesses and they have nothing unique to sell and little legal protection except for the laws of theft.
- rectang 7y agoOr how much US terrestrial radio stations pay in performer royalties: a big fat nothing. Stations pay composer/songwriter royalties, but performers get zilch. Once small producers get locked out, they stay locked out.
- xhkkffbf 7y agoAgain, this is not copyright's fault. This is the decision the artist makes when signing away the rights. If they don't want the airplay, don't sell to a record label that puts things on the air. Believe it or not, the radio stations don't play things without permission. Heck, most artists actually pay for the airtime.
- rectang 7y ago> This is the decision the artist makes when signing away the rights. Nobody gets performance royalties out of US terrestrial radio stations — not individual artists nor record labels that artists may have signed their rights to as part of a deal.
- NohatCoder 7y agoAllowing one megacorp after another buying out their competitors is certainly a failure by lawmakers. Such behavior used to be plainly illegal. The DMCA is certainly also law.