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Yeah, a totally shitty world with those crappy pre-copyright amateurs like Shakespeare and without the great art of Justin Bieber. The horror, the horror.
by praptak 15y ago
Yeah, a totally shitty world with those crappy pre-copyright amateurs like Shakespeare and without the great art of Justin Bieber. The horror, the horror.
- jiggy2011 15y agoI assume Shakespeare made his money from ticket sales to his shows. There were no cameras in those days if there was somebody would simply record the show and distribute it, I would imagine Shakespeare would want some of that action himself.
- vidarh 15y agoJust because someone wants something doesn't mean they have a right to it. I'd like to charge everyone who sees me when I walk down the street - I'd make a bundle - but I'd think society would be pretty stupid if they indulged me.
- jiggy2011 15y agoYou really can't see the difference between that and somebody making money from your work (possibly more than you do) without providing you with any compensation?
- ThomPete 15y agoSorry but that isn't the discussion here. No one is saying it's ok to make money from other peoples work. We are talking about normal consumers.
- marshray 15y agoI don't think Justin Bieber was being paid for the art which made him popular. From what I hear he started out covering pop songs on YouTube. Exactly the type of infringement that SOPA/PIPA is trying to kill off.