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I believe, if anything, copyright is more useless than ever. It's an anachronism when these powerful tools of media creation are so available to so many people.
by r2_pilot 3y ago
I believe, if anything, copyright is more useless than ever. It's an anachronism when these powerful tools of media creation are so available to so many people. Is it more valuable to society that a select few benefit from decades of cultural appropriation, or is it better for society that cultural artifacts from my youth to be freely available to everyone? As it stands, I may even die before material from before my birth becomes public domain. That's greedy, stupidly shortsighted, and an inefficient allocation of resources.
- gumballindie 3y agoThe issue though is that art is not stolen from a select few, but from society by a select few. The roles are inverted. There’s no benefit for society when a few greedy corporations steal art they then monetise. Said “resources” are not dug out of the ground. They the fruit of people’s labour. Stealing it does no good.
- r2_pilot 3y agoIf it was actually theft, I'd agree, but an idea is not able to be stolen. And who inspired the person to create? Did they steal by observing the world around them? No one is an island, and who's to say they'd even have the creative muse without the support of language and other art. Calling "copying" stealing does no good.