Thread: Why public domain
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Old 10-12-2019, 04:39 PM   #72
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Originally Posted by tubemonkey View Post
And therein lies the problem. Copyright is a flawed proposition. Who says society needs to benefit from the artistic works of others?



Because it's their work, not yours. You have no right to it.

How about granddad's gold pocket watch? He dies and passes it on to his heirs for them to enjoy. Then 70 years after he dies, you're forced to give it to a museum for the rest of society to enjoy. Does that sound fair?

How about confiscating the original paintings of famous painters that are in the hands of private collectors and giving them to museums for the rest of society to enjoy?
How does the saying go, if the facts aren't in your favor, emotionally pound on the table? I write code for a living, but I don't expect people to keep giving me money for eternity for code that I write. I'm still waiting for some sort of rational other than "because I say so".
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