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But most of that happens already? That's how record labels and publishers do business. You are already living in that dark an intellectually subdued world. A fe

But most of that happens already? That's how record labels and publishers do business. You are already living in that dark an intellectually subdued world. A few examples I remember: https://www.pcgamer.com/the-legal-war-over-disco-elysium-reaches-disco-elysium-levels-of-complexity/ https://www.pcgamer.com/the-legal-war-over-disco-elysium-rea... https://kotaku.com/witcher-author-threatens-cd-projekt-red-with-legal-acti-1829465193 https://kotaku.com/witcher-author-threatens-cd-projekt-red-w... https://www.dualshockers.com/nintendo-copyright-strikes-lawsuits-gary-bowser/ https://www.dualshockers.com/nintendo-copyright-strikes-laws... Copyright is not in place to protect the authors, but to protect the corporations that own the rights.

qwytw 3y ago
> Copyright is not in place to protect the authors, but to protect the corporations that own the rights. The system is not perfect, obviously. There are problems that need to be addressed. But I refuse to view the world in black and white terms Copyright does protect the author or at least most authors to varying degrees. Just go around and ask any author whether they'd prefer the entire concept of copyright to be abolished because it's used to "protect the corporations"... > You are already living in that dark an intellectually subdued world And I'm certain it could get even darker with no copyright protections at all.
- dandellion 3y ago
  > I refuse to view the world in black and white terms But you are "certain" copyright is good, and removing it would be terrible. That's awfully close to painting things in black and white. > Just go around and ask any author I put all my work under open source licenses and creative commons. If copyright disappeared I would just continue to do so. Corporations would be screwed, but art can go on without them.

qwytw 3y ago

> Copyright is not in place to protect the authors, but to protect the corporations that own the rights. The system is not perfect, obviously. There are problems that need to be addressed. But I refuse to view the world in black and white terms Copyright does protect the author or at least most authors to varying degrees. Just go around and ask any author whether they'd prefer the entire concept of copyright to be abolished because it's used to "protect the corporations"... > You are already living in that dark an intellectually subdued world And I'm certain it could get even darker with no copyright protections at all.

dandellion 3y ago
> I refuse to view the world in black and white terms But you are "certain" copyright is good, and removing it would be terrible. That's awfully close to painting things in black and white. > Just go around and ask any author I put all my work under open source licenses and creative commons. If copyright disappeared I would just continue to do so. Corporations would be screwed, but art can go on without them.