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I don't believe anyone has a right to a monopoly on information, even if they created it. I don't believe in the validity of intellectual property in general. E

• shagie 4y ago
  Here's a photograph I created nearly 20 years ago - https://www.deviantart.com/shagie/art/Burney-Falls-1-H-4310517 https://www.deviantart.com/shagie/art/Burney-Falls-1-H-43105... Why shouldn't I be the only one with the right to sell that image? The course of action for "lose the rights in 20 years" isn't "ok, that's fine" but rather "ok, then I won't publish any of them and deal only in direct sales of prints from a gallery."
  • pitaj 4y ago
    > Why shouldn't I be the only one with the right to sell that image? The real question is why should you? Copyright is not a natural right (if it was, it wouldn't require enforcement actions on people who never interacted with the original copy). It's a privilege meant to provide an incentive for artists (the effectiveness of which is questionable, even without taking into consideration the negative side-effects). > The course of action for "lose the rights in 20 years" isn't "ok, that's fine" but rather "ok, then I won't publish any of them and deal only in direct sales of prints from a gallery." And that is entirely within your rights. But once your photo is disseminated into the public sphere, it's information that you no longer have control over.