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by codeismightier 3833 days ago
And I have a strong belief that creators should be compensated for their hard work. Tell you what: let's compromise. Creators get a right, let's call it "copyright" or something, whereby for a limited amount of time they get to control how to distribute their work. In order to maximize profits they will rationally not charge too much. After enough time has passed, this right expires and their work goes into the public domain. Sounds good?
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Rather than enforce a right, why not just support the creators that you love? Here's how I see it:

1. Abolish copyright law

2. Creators suffer and can't survive

3. People that have money and love the work of these creators see their suffering and give them support

This way creators can still be supported and people without money can enjoy all of the beauty of creation.