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Copyright didn't exist when Shakespeare was alive, clearly there was no incentive for him to write.
by RobotToaster 4mo ago
Copyright didn't exist when Shakespeare was alive, clearly there was no incentive for him to write.
- bell-cot 4mo agoDisagree: - In Shakespeare's day, the physical ordeal of setting type, printing, binding, etc. were a non-trivial moat against copying of printed works. Not so now. - Shakespeare was closely associated with London theaters and companies of actors. Selling tickets for performances (of plays he'd written) was a far better way to make money than trying to sell scripts.