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It might help to think about the idea that the "little" players here are the public who, in aggregate has the largest stake in the game but who simultaneously h

It might help to think about the idea that the "little" players here are the public who, in aggregate has the largest stake in the game but who simultaneously has the lowest financial stakes and the least monetary incentives to lobby for their real interests. I say that as someone who has produced a whole lot of content at the least-monitizable end of the system. Disney is the one who is winning right now, both in terms of me "as a content creator" and me "as a member of the public".

laumars 5y ago
> It might help to think about the idea that the "little" players here are the public That was exactly who I was thinking about when I made my statement. > Disney is the one who is winning right now, both in terms of me "as a content creator" and me "as a member of the public". I agree. However the proposal made by the OP would only worsen the control that companies the size of Disney have while making it harder for individuals like ourselves to defend our own creative content. So if you’re a contend creator (as I am too) then you really should oppose the suggestion made by the OP. What you need to remember is that while copyright reform is needed - so badly needed - it doesn’t automatically make every possible suggestion better. In fact some of the suggestions that have been floated on HN are a lot worse than the status quo (and that’s saying something given how bad it already is). But then I shouldn’t be surprised that a forum built around VC has members who think copyright can be “solved” simply by asking creators to throw more money at the problem…