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You're killing me here. Yes, most humans seek to maximize their returns. Or course. I never argued they wouldn't. Many authors would love for their heirs and a
by EvanAnderson 3y ago
You're killing me here. Yes, most humans seek to maximize their returns. Or course. I never argued they wouldn't.
Many authors would love for their heirs and assigns to be paid in perpetuity. They'd probably love a lot of things. That doesn't mean society is obligated to give those things to them.
My initial "snark" is a statement that J.R.R. Tolkien didn't create his works under the ridiculous copyright regime we have now.
That's an argument, to me, against the "necessity" of this regime. It serves to show that this regime is rent seeking, a windfall for existing copyright holders, and an impediment to competition.
- freejazz 3y ago"You're killing me here. Yes, most humans seek to maximize their returns. Or course. I never argued they wouldn't." You kinda did >My initial "snark" is a statement that J.R.R. Tolkien didn't create his works under the ridiculous copyright regime we have now. It's a pointless observation. No one said that works would never be created without the extensions. >Many authors would love for their heirs and assigns to be paid in perpetuity. They'd probably love a lot of things. That doesn't mean society is obligated to give those things to them. No one argued that.
- educaysean 3y agoThen what the hell is your argument?
- EvanAnderson 3y agoThank you.
- freejazz 3y agoI never made an argument, I asked a really simple question that the other poster spent this entire thread avoiding answering