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Originally Posted by Iphinome
Basically if you think new creations are good for society then every year of copyright/patent is a year delay for another creation. If you believe creating is just a job then I have to ask why any one profession needs to be protected from a free market in what they're selling?
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Copyright is not protecting authors from the free market. Copyright is protecting authors from theft. A free market exists when every author/authorized seller can offer his or her books and every reader can decide to buy it or to buy some other book.
If you now buy a machine to print famous companies' logos on a plain t-shirts you would not be taking advantage of a "free market" and furthering competition. Protecting ownership through branding or copyright promotes innovation and product quality. Good for society. You can always choose not to buy or buy something else, we are not essential necessities.