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bill_mchale · 02-23-2012, 05:22 PM

Copyright is not human nature, but then again, most laws are there specifically because of problems with human nature (i.e., we can be jerks some times).

Here is the long and the short of it, copyright (though obviously needing reform) is necessary to allow authors (or in the case of other types of media, artists, singers, producers, directors, etc.) to make money on what they produce. Yes, some people would produce some books, music, etc. without a financial incentive, but much of what we have now would not have been produced without copyright. Does anyone seriously think Hollywood is going to dump $30-$140 million on a movie that they can't sell tickets too? Or that an author is going to be able to write dozens (or in some cases hundreds of books) if he is unable to make a living on it?

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Bill

02-23-2012, 05:22 PM	#20
bill_mchale Wizard Posts: 1,451 Karma: 1550000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch, HPC Evo 4G LTE	Copyright is not human nature, but then again, most laws are there specifically because of problems with human nature (i.e., we can be jerks some times). Here is the long and the short of it, copyright (though obviously needing reform) is necessary to allow authors (or in the case of other types of media, artists, singers, producers, directors, etc.) to make money on what they produce. Yes, some people would produce some books, music, etc. without a financial incentive, but much of what we have now would not have been produced without copyright. Does anyone seriously think Hollywood is going to dump $30-$140 million on a movie that they can't sell tickets too? Or that an author is going to be able to write dozens (or in some cases hundreds of books) if he is unable to make a living on it? -- Bill