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I get so frustrated by these games. Publishers should lose copyright to every work they do not offer in perpetuity with every purchase in every format, and the
by derbOac 3y ago
I get so frustrated by these games.
Publishers should lose copyright to every work they do not offer in perpetuity with every purchase in every format, and there should be no postsale restrictions on any item beyond what is implied by copyright.
- aleph_minus_one 3y ago> Publishers should lose copyright to every work they do not offer in perpetuity with every purchase in every format If such a law comes, the publisher will set the price to, say, 1 billion USD.
- dangus 3y agoSuch a law could easily forbid price gouging.
- LegibleCrimson 3y agoYeah, I keep seeing suggestions like this and I just don't get it. Like the only way people can fathom something being available is if it's for sale. We really need shorter copyright terms more than anything else.
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- derbOac 3y agoBut they don't do that with physical books.
- aleph_minus_one 3y agoI do know examples where publishers did stop printing new editions (i.e. stopped publishing) some books.