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> Artists need better protection under the law (and new laws to protect them if needed), and more enforcement mechanisms to uphold the law. Please no. In the n
by RcouF1uZ4gsC 4y ago
> Artists need better protection under the law (and new laws to protect them if needed), and more enforcement mechanisms to uphold the law.
Please no. In the name of protecting artists, copyright law is strangling our culture. Misrepresenting art as being made by someone is already illegal as fraud. We do not need need “style” copyrights for arts. Mimicry and copying and modifying various styles from different artists is an integral part of the arts.
- bawolff 4y ago> Mimicry and copying and modifying various styles from different artists is an integral part of the arts. And depending on how mimicing, already covered by copyright law as a "derrivitave work".
- chii 4y agoyep. What's actually needed is easy to use, small-claims court style processes, no or low fees, and fast processing.
- gnopgnip 4y agoThe US has a small claims court for copyright infringement as of June 16 this year. https://ccb.gov/ https://ccb.gov/