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Originally Posted by carld
Art of course came first and art can exist without copyright, but I just don't see how artists are going to make a living in a non-copyright world.
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Does that even matter? What is an artist?
I would guess that the majority of artists have never made a living from their art with or without copyright. Working from that assumption, instead of the one where every artist is entitled to billions of theoretical internet dollars, we can easily abandon copyright and use the new knowledge for ever greater work.
It is also assumed that the majority do not care about copyright, (excepting perhaps for those who have suffered from injustices caused by its existence) So perhaps abandoning copyright will effect no discernible change in the actions of the content consumer. A new site might become popular that hosts the most popular files for public consumption and it might ask for donations for its continued existence, or subsist on content related ads such as this site...
