>It would be significantly more difficult for independents to live from their art. I highly doubt there is any significant number of independent artists who de

>It would be significantly more difficult for independents to live from their art. I highly doubt there is any significant number of independent artists who depend on copyright for their income. Most will have already realized that it's better to seek new ways to make ends meet. The argument is bullshit. It wouldn't be any different than now. Probably better, because people would stop relying on an entirely broken system of controlling the uncontrollable (the sharing of information). Oh, and copyright was never meant for the "small, starving artist". It was made by distributors for distributors. That's historical fact, and hasn't changed in the ~450 years this nonsensical system has prevailed.