For all the time humanity has been creating it has been originals or hand produced copies of originals and the producers were ALWAYS reimbursed for their work if it was their occupation... now we have the ability to inexpensively reproduce books, music and much other artwork so nobody deserves to earn a living from their art... copyright became a serious issue once copying moved from a hand operation to a simple technical procedure (starting with movable type) and was designed to stop people stealing another's work...
"Copyright is holding our culture back!!!!!!" is a nice idea for the independently wealthy producer which, of course, you are or for the anarchist who uses a mask of his care for humanity as a disguise to justify theft, fraud and any other act "for the good of the people"...
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Originally Posted by Giggleton
Will I concede tomorrow that copyright is needed in order for the arts to continue to flourish? It is doubtful, humanity has been creating for millions of years, perhaps longer. All of this time creation has existed without copyright.
Copyright is holding our culture back!!!!!!
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