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Yeah, well, in the case of Game of Thrones, it's quite an important work of art and it's priced out of reach for the vast majority of the public. Owning an impo
by onetwofiveten 13y ago
Yeah, well, in the case of Game of Thrones, it's quite an important work of art and it's priced out of reach for the vast majority of the public. Owning an important work of art could be argued to be a bit like having a monopoly on a utility. That might not sound compelling, but there the case for copyright protections isn't that compelling either. Copyright is supposed to be a beneficial exchange, where the public accept restrictions on their freedoms in order to encourage the creation of art. If the art created isn't being disseminated to the public, then what's the point? There's nothing moral about artificially propping up one particular business model.
- forrestthewoods 13y agohahaha
- toomuchtodo 13y agoI can't imagine why people chuckle when someone cries, "You're infringing on my copyright!" Copyright is an artificial construct, as antiquated as the buggy whip. Those who make their living around it should investigate other plans.
- forrestthewoods 13y agoThe set of people whose living is built around copyright includes all software developers. If it weren't for the GPL we wouldn't even have Linux as it exists today because the GPL is only possible because of copyright protection. Hell, the only reason the site upon which we are commenting exists is because of the financial incentives enabling the industry for which YC seeks to invest! I'm quite happy with my career, but thanks for the suggestion.
- waterlesscloud 13y agoThis is the same crowd that gets out the torches and pitchforks when one website uses CSS that looks kinda like another website.