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Originally Posted by ficbot
So, one could argue, your house is already 'presented to the world' so I should have it. Or your child is already 'presented to the world' so I should be able to take that too (for the common good, of course). Ridiculous. I should be entitled to fair pay (and exclusivity) for the fair span of the work's copyright. Again, what exactly constitutes a 'fair span' is arguably debatable, the the reason it exists---so that a creator can have the opportunity to profit from their own works before it eventually does enter into the public domain---is a fair one.
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You will retain the exclusive right to sell or be the recipient of click through donation button, but you will not have the right to tell me what I can and cannot copy/share.
I suppose we can keep copyright if it is reimagined in this way, where only the creator can profit and everyone else is allowed to copy and share freely. The mechanisms for profiting with zero cost infinite copies available do exist, we should take advantage of them.
The argument that no one will pay for things they can download for free is just as ridiculous as saying that you are going to come take my house or some such thing
People will have to reeducated about the value of donating to worthwhile creations, but that's doable.