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If we revoke those copyright protections for the most part the only people that will be able to afford to ‘write’ or create art will be the independently wealth

by jjcon 6y ago

If we revoke those copyright protections for the most part the only people that will be able to afford to ‘write’ or create art will be the independently wealthy. How many books would not be written? Protecting copyright means more is created and shared not less.

nybble41 6y ago
This is obviously false. People who are far from independently wealthy write and create art right now despite never having any realistic expectation of receiving a dime for it, regardless of copyright. Frankly, if your main reason for writing is the misguided hope that it will make you rich then you probably don't have anything worthwhile to say. Revoking copyright probably would reduce the volume of publications in this area; to which I say "good riddance". On the other hand, if you do have something to say, it's never been easier to get it published and distributed to a worldwide audience at practically zero cost. Copyright is sowing conflict, crippling our technology, and impoverishing our public domain—our shared culture—all to maintain subsidies for something that never needed to be subsidized.
- jjcon 6y ago
  > People who are far from independently wealthy write and create art right now despite never having any realistic expectation of receiving a dime for it So rich people and hobbyists - everything in between is gone. > if your main reason for writing is the misguided hope that it will make you rich then you probably don't have anything worthwhile to say I don’t think all creators are just hoping to get rich - how about make a living doing something they are passionate about? Corollary: When youtube allowed creators to monetize content, did the quality of content on YouTube improve? Absolutely it did. So many educational channels only exist because they can make a living doing it. Pre-monetization it was just hobbyists. Similarly copyright enables authors, artists (and youtubers for that matter) to make a living creating. > Copyright is sowing conflict, crippling our technology, and impoverishing our public domain Take that kind of crap to /r/im14andthisisdeep you clearly have no bearing in reality. There is a reason every country in the world recognizes and strives to upholds copyright.

by jjcon 6y ago

nybble41 6y ago

This is obviously false. People who are far from independently wealthy write and create art right now despite never having any realistic expectation of receiving a dime for it, regardless of copyright. Frankly, if your main reason for writing is the misguided hope that it will make you rich then you probably don't have anything worthwhile to say. Revoking copyright probably would reduce the volume of publications in this area; to which I say "good riddance". On the other hand, if you do have something to say, it's never been easier to get it published and distributed to a worldwide audience at practically zero cost. Copyright is sowing conflict, crippling our technology, and impoverishing our public domain—our shared culture—all to maintain subsidies for something that never needed to be subsidized.

jjcon 6y ago
> People who are far from independently wealthy write and create art right now despite never having any realistic expectation of receiving a dime for it So rich people and hobbyists - everything in between is gone. > if your main reason for writing is the misguided hope that it will make you rich then you probably don't have anything worthwhile to say I don’t think all creators are just hoping to get rich - how about make a living doing something they are passionate about? Corollary: When youtube allowed creators to monetize content, did the quality of content on YouTube improve? Absolutely it did. So many educational channels only exist because they can make a living doing it. Pre-monetization it was just hobbyists. Similarly copyright enables authors, artists (and youtubers for that matter) to make a living creating. > Copyright is sowing conflict, crippling our technology, and impoverishing our public domain Take that kind of crap to /r/im14andthisisdeep you clearly have no bearing in reality. There is a reason every country in the world recognizes and strives to upholds copyright.