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> Wealthy and powerful copyright interests want to control what customers get to do with the product they purchase. No, this is not a story of the evil capital

> Wealthy and powerful copyright interests want to control what customers get to do with the product they purchase. No, this is not a story of the evil capitalist overlord oppressing the little guy. Save the hero narrative. Even the broke bands (which is most of them) want people to pay them for their work. The good news is there are actually a lot of them who don’t, and that’s their personal decision. You’re allowed to take it for free if they set their price at zero, but you’re not allowed to set their price at zero for them.

WarOnPrivacy 6y ago
> Even the broke bands (which is most of them) want people to pay them for their work. Broke bands aren't who are paying legislators for ever-racheting copyright laws - each of which comes at the public's expense and further betrays the bargain between copyright holders and the public. and - Corruption fueled copyright laws tend to favor powerful, wealthy gatekeepers (by design). For everyone else there are far better methodologies to making a living. https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120210/02273417726/how-being-more-open-human-awesome-can-save-anyone-worried-about-making-money-entertainment.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120210/02273417726/how-b...