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Until capitalism collapses, which is inevitable if we believe Marx's thoughts on the matter, copyright is an important way to protect and pay people who make th
by __loam 3y ago
Until capitalism collapses, which is inevitable if we believe Marx's thoughts on the matter, copyright is an important way to protect and pay people who make things so they don't starve.
- nfoz 3y agoWhat? Capitalism is just fine without the artificial notion of copyright. We can pay labourers for their time producing works. We don't need pay-per-copy.
- astrange 3y agoArtists tend to be very upset when they make a work for hire, it gets popular decades later, and they don't get any royalties.
- __loam 3y agoBig reason why the writer's guild is currently on strike. Super naive view that people who make stuff shouldn't continue to be compensated if someone is getting value from that work. That's part of why programming can be so lucrative.