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> I think artists who create original works should be given power to capture value produced by their labor Nobody thinks artists should not have that power. T
by throwawaymaths 3y ago
> I think artists who create original works should be given power to capture value produced by their labor
Nobody thinks artists should not have that power. The relevant question is should artists be able to impinge on the freedom of other people to do what they want.
If I am riding a bike, and you take my bike, that deprives me the use of said bike, and I have to take the bus. That is that theft looks like.
If I write a song and you copy the song and start charging audiences to come to a performance or sell a cd, I can still charge audiences to come to a performance or sell a cd.
In fact it is often the case that artists are more successful after someone has copied their work than before.
- kelnos 3y ago> If I write a song and you copy the song and start charging audiences to come to a performance or sell a cd, I can still charge audiences to come to a performance or sell a cd. Yes, and someone else doing that will almost certainly mean less money for you. You seem comfortable with that; fine, others are not. > In fact it is often the case that artists are more successful after someone has copied their work than before. Big fat "citation needed" there. I won't say that never happens, because certainly it does, but saying it happens "often" (at least, often enough to indicate abolishing copyright) doesn't pass the smell test with me, and requires some evidence.
- throwawaymaths 3y ago> Yes, and someone else doing that will almost certainly mean less money for you Wrong. Economies are not zero-sum. Demand can be created.