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Such bullshit. We have copyright protections to keep people compensated for their artistic work. Tech has changed, the copyright law didn't have foresight to pr
by hpen 2y ago
Such bullshit. We have copyright protections to keep people compensated for their artistic work. Tech has changed, the copyright law didn't have foresight to protect against this. But that is definitely the intention of such law.
- rickydroll 2y agoCopyright has nothing to do with compensation. It is a monopoly over the reproduction of an expression of a "creative" thought that the copyright holder may not even have created. Enforcing copyright is a way to extract rent.
- hpen 2y agoSo biased
- hpen 2y agoAre you not aware of how music is sold / streamed etc?
- rickydroll 2y agoYes, I am. Music is currently layered by a series of copyrights, including their copyright music copyright, mechanical reproduction copyright, etc. Each stage exists as a layer to accommodate a new technology, and rent is extracted in each stage. Music on physical media, files, or streams is not sold. You rent a "performance license," which permits playing the music on that media. The type of performance license depends on the context in which you are "performing." see: https://www.soundreef.com/en/blog/music-licenses/ https://www.soundreef.com/en/blog/music-licenses/ As I said, copyright has nothing to do with compensation. It creates a monopoly, and the purpose of a monopoly is to enable rent-seeking.
- hpen 2y agoIs it rent seeking if the author owns those rights?
- rickydroll 2y agoyes. let me google that for you. https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/economics/rent-seeking/ https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/economics/re...
- hpen 2y agoYour own definition "When an individual or an entity seeks to increase their own wealth without benefiting society". That doesn't sound like music or copyright
- hpen 2y agoYou jump to conclusions in you comment by saying "rent is extracted" and "monopoly". Copyright doesn't necessarily mean "monopoly".
- rickydroll 2y agoyes it does.. see: https://rufuspollock.com/2011/01/31/copyright-is-a-monopoly-and-isnt-like-normal-property/ https://rufuspollock.com/2011/01/31/copyright-is-a-monopoly-...
- hpen 2y agoHa if apple is exlcusively the seller of iPhones, does that make them a monopoly? No because you can buy other phones. And you can buy other songs. No the analogy about rival goods is not a good analogy.
- jokethrowaway 2y agoIf you are an artist, copyright protections stop you from reproducing work, not from looking at it