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I see 24 seeders for the entire 72-episode run of the 1991 sitcom "Herman's Head" which was so poorly rated that it's never seen a home media or streaming relea

I see 24 seeders for the entire 72-episode run of the 1991 sitcom "Herman's Head" which was so poorly rated that it's never seen a home media or streaming release, your premise doesn't hold any water at all.

pessimizer 2y ago
People are pirating comic books and cookbooks from the 30s; there are a lot of people in this world, if something goes on the web and you tell everyone you put it there, it's pretty much preserved. It's only law enforcement that kills free availability of everything all the time online, for better or for worse. With copyright, as individuals we get to trade all of the wonderful stuff already made (and long paid for) for the flood of minute-old shit and sludge inundating us online constantly. It's a bad trade. Maybe copyright should stop encouraging creativity; the answer to how "artists" would get paid post-copyright might be "who cares, quit if you want." We already have Herman's Head, we don't need any more crap.
- sgc 2y ago
  I never thought about UBI and copyright - but as soon as you say that, it is immediately obvious to me that when we have some kind of UBI, copyright should be dramatically reduced.
  - tourmalinetaco 2y ago
    Copyright should be reduced in general. 20 years was already excessive for exclusive control over culture, 200 is just absurd.
    - sgc 2y ago
      I 100% agree. Just pointing out that UBI changes the discourse on this subject.
- throw10920 2y ago
  > With copyright, as individuals we get to trade all of the wonderful stuff already made (and long paid for) for the flood of minute-old shit and sludge inundating us online constantly. What does this have to do with copyright? People post sludge online even in chaotic meme environments where copyright is irrelevant and people constantly take and repost each others' stuff.

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I see 24 seeders for the entire 72-episode run of the 1991 sitcom "Herman's Head" which was so poorly rated that it's never seen a home media or streaming relea

by oxygen_crisis 2y ago

pessimizer 2y ago
People are pirating comic books and cookbooks from the 30s; there are a lot of people in this world, if something goes on the web and you tell everyone you put it there, it's pretty much preserved. It's only law enforcement that kills free availability of everything all the time online, for better or for worse. With copyright, as individuals we get to trade all of the wonderful stuff already made (and long paid for) for the flood of minute-old shit and sludge inundating us online constantly. It's a bad trade. Maybe copyright should stop encouraging creativity; the answer to how "artists" would get paid post-copyright might be "who cares, quit if you want." We already have Herman's Head, we don't need any more crap.
- sgc 2y ago
  I never thought about UBI and copyright - but as soon as you say that, it is immediately obvious to me that when we have some kind of UBI, copyright should be dramatically reduced.
  - tourmalinetaco 2y ago
    Copyright should be reduced in general. 20 years was already excessive for exclusive control over culture, 200 is just absurd.
    - sgc 2y ago
      I 100% agree. Just pointing out that UBI changes the discourse on this subject.
- throw10920 2y ago
  > With copyright, as individuals we get to trade all of the wonderful stuff already made (and long paid for) for the flood of minute-old shit and sludge inundating us online constantly. What does this have to do with copyright? People post sludge online even in chaotic meme environments where copyright is irrelevant and people constantly take and repost each others' stuff.