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> It's a fashion to bash copyright laws but lot of people forget that without economic instrument called copyrights it would be almost impossible to produce/con
by darkarmani 14y ago
> It's a fashion to bash copyright laws but lot of people forget that without economic instrument called copyrights it would be almost impossible to produce/consume works that bears high risk/investment.
What are you talking about? No one has a problem with limited term copyright like you are talking about. We have a problem with infinite term copyright.
How does retroactively extending copyright length provide any of the benefits you are claiming?
> Why music/books/software that you create should be any different?
They aren't any different. You are allowed to bequeath music, books, software (sometimes) to people. Haven't you ever given a CD away?
If you are trying to refer to intellectual property, then you are talking about a made-up right. The only reason we even grant this made-up right is because there is a quid pro quo. If there is no cultural/societal benefit to enforcing this made-up right, then why shouldn't we unmake it?
- icebraining 13y agoNo one has a problem with limited term copyright Well, some of us do. But it's certainly not the majority, even here.
- Flimm 13y agoEven the Pirate Party (at least the UK one) only wants to reduce copyright length, not abolish it.
- icebraining 13y agoWell, if I was to advocate among the general public for a policy change, I'd advocate for something more palatable as well. You shouldn't assume those are necessarily the end goals of the party members. It might just be a compromise.