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Most people who paint will not earn enough from their paintings to make a living from it. Yet many people still paint. This is with copyright protection in full
by omail 17y ago
Most people who paint will not earn enough from their paintings to make a living from it. Yet many people still paint. This is with copyright protection in full force.
- jgrahamc 17y agoTotally agree. But will removing copyright protection fix that problem?
- ThomPete 17y agoCopyright protection IS the problem. It allows the RIAA to criminalize normal otherwise law abiding citizens. The sentences that we see today does in no way match up with the claimed crime. Today artist can argue lost revenue PLUS a penalty on top. That is hardly a fair way of treating the so called crime.
- jgrahamc 17y ago1. The issue of sentences is different from whether the law is worth having or not. It seems silly to me to decide that since current sentencing is harsh we should get rid of the law. 2. I do agree that the RIAA have been acting like idiots. I don't think they've even been acting in their own best interests.
- ThomPete 17y ago1. But it shows that something is completely wrong and needs to be changed, hence the Pirate Party 2. Yup
- omail 17y agoThat is completely irrelevant to the issue. Copyright law does not exist to guarantee an income. It exists to bolster creativity. In fact, it limits creativity. Here is an example. Disney made a fortune by adapting numerous fairy tales and folk tales, none of which were copyrighted. Yet, it is illegal to adapt Disney's works as they are all copyrighted.