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Originally Posted by Giggleton
Doesn't that sound like censorship? The restriction of knowledge dissemination? We can install systems to reward authors in a copyright free world, if monies are the reason for copyright, copyright will no longer be needed.
We think there might be other reasons for the copyright meme to have gained so much traction over the years, but that is no matter, what matters is ending it ASAP.
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Censorship is if absolutely nobody can publish something. Copyright is when only certain parties have that right for a limited time to reward them for their work. Of course other systems "might work" -- though from what I have seen the "donations optional" system usually works out as "very, very few donations". But it should be up to the rightsholders to decide. They have done the work or purchased the rights. It is up to them. Sorry, but I don't think helping freeloaders over authors makes sense. As one German author put it "I prefer the dignity of someone willing to purchase my books over the humilation of a handout".
Now as to the limited part, all I can say is "Oh Canada!".