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Copyright is not a benefit to society. Copyright doesn't encourage content production, it actively discourages it. It doesn't allow anyone to do anything they
by glennsl 12y ago
Copyright is not a benefit to society.
Copyright doesn't encourage content production, it actively discourages it. It doesn't allow anyone to do anything they couldn't have done without copyright, but forbids you to do a whole bunch of things you otherwise could. And even what's constituted "fair use" is often practically impossible because the various draconian enforcement schemes (e.g. Youtubes ContentID) don't understand the concept.
Copyright doesn't give anyone any rights. It takes rights away from everyone other than the "rights holder". It doesn't protect, it punishes.
Beware of the newspeak.
- waterlesscloud 12y agoCopyright certainly does encourage content production. There are definitely people who create for the monetary reward, which decreases dramatically without copyright protection. Copyright also has effects that discourage certain types of creation, but that doesn't erase the encouragement it provides as well.
- glennsl 12y agoIt doesn't erase it, no, but certainly negates it. At least in terms of quantity and diversity. As for quality, I don't think I'd personally miss any content that would cease to exist without the monetary incentive. Though others may differ.