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Originally Posted by Happ
Well put. Yes there is a huge difference. And anti-copyright movements are not helping either. On the contrary they are making it worse. Radicals never help making a better world; they just make it more difficult to build a better world, step by careful step.
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I see very few actual "radicals" though. Most of the time when people talk about changing copyright, they're talking about reform, not getting rid of it completely.
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Why wouldn’t they? Ah, I know — because they are EVIL. This is exactly the sort of nonsense that is not helpful at all.
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It's no more nonsense than claiming pirates are the only ones being EVIL.
The only thing a company "wants" is to make money. Being fair has nothing to do with it (nor does being "EVIL"), as long as it doesn't cost them sales. Few companies are going to give up profits in order to be "nice" to customers. If they can make more money by being fair, then they'll do so. If they can make more money by being unfair, then they'll do that as well.
Copyright is supposed to be a balance between the public and the artists. Both "pirates" and "the industry" want to shift that balance closer to their side. Assuming that the industry isn't trying to do that is a bit naive, IMO. Neither side is without blame.