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> Are people really going to stop writing books, composing music, painting pictures, etc, without copyright protection? Not a chance! Yes, authors who make a l
by forrestthewoods 6y ago
> Are people really going to stop writing books, composing music, painting pictures, etc, without copyright protection? Not a chance!
Yes, authors who make a living selling books would definitely stop writing books if they couldn’t get paid for it.
Hobbyist art will never die. But the definition of professional involves being paid.
Open source software is not a meaningful comparison to Harry Potter books or Marvel films.
- WalterBright 6y agoWhy is open source not meaningful? Open source software has proven to be very competitive and often superior to closed source, protected software. People even make money writing open source software.
- tonyedgecombe 6y ago>People even make money writing open source software. Not many though.
- WalterBright 6y agoNot many make money authoring books, despite copyright protections. Same goes for musicians and artists. By making money I mean not needing another job to pay the rent.
- forrestthewoods 6y agoNot a meaningful comparison. Open source software has indeed been successful in the presence of closed source software. However this is not true for films or books. Thus the fact that OSS is successful today is not evidence that books and films will be successful without copyright protection. It’s not evidence they won’t either. Thus it is not a meaningful comparison. The economics of open source software and fiction books or film are wildly different.
- WalterBright 6y agoIn the 80's I thought no way it is impossible for software development to thrive without copyright protection.