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> those who actually create for society If someone's unable to find anyone willing to pay them in advance for their work or purchase a subscription, is their w

• tobias3 1y ago
  Why would someone that is somewhat constrained w.r.t. spending pay for something they would get for free?
  • martin-t 1y ago
    In fact, if _just taking_ someone else's material possessions (rather than intellectual work) was legal, why would anyone build anything they can't physically protect themselves? A lot of the people bashing on copyright seem to have no concept of the second order effects abolishing copyright would have and no intention to game it out. Copyright has issues. For example it protects corporations instead of individual creators and workers. But not having it means rich people who own brands and have access to massive advertising can just take someone's work and make money from it while contributing nothing of value by themselves.