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Copyright protections are important. Just how many of those artists would have created their works if they knew that decades after their death an average of on
by jandrese 3y ago
Copyright protections are important. Just how many of those artists would have created their works if they knew that decades after their death an average of one researcher of a month might access a digital copy of the work for free? It completely ruins the incentive structure! Might as well become a fry cook instead.
- stavros 3y agoI don't know, if you tell me that 120 years from now, one researcher a month will be accessing it, I'll go write a song right now!
- InSteady 3y agoThankfully we have record companies acting in good faith to recoup that gulp 400 million in potential lost revenue on behalf of those long-dead artists and their deserving kin.