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by account42
1 day ago
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So? Imagine you build a house and it only increases in value after you sold it? Imagine you invent a new kind of computer memory and it only becomes wildly profitable after the patent expires. The purpose of copyright is NOT to let the original author capture all value of their creations. And even independently of copyright "with the blessing of the original author" IS a selling point that will give authors ability to market their past works without restricting everyone else's speech. And any new works they create will automatically gain much more attention after their past works become popular - encouraging them to keep creating, just as copyright should. |
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How is this relevant? We are not talking about the author selling the copyright of their work and then someone making more money than they did from it...
> The purpose of copyright is NOT to let the original author capture all value of their creations.
What is it then?
> And even independently of copyright "with the blessing of the original author" IS a selling point
Well that gives way less bargaining power to the author and even if they get paid anything by the corporation profiting from their work it would be much less than if they retained copyright.
> And any new works they create will automatically gain much more attention after their past works become popular
Well if you are happy to work for free while someone profits from your effort for "exposure" that's something you are free to do.
> without restricting everyone else's speech.
How is copyright restricting anyeone's speech? Everyone is free to create original content if they want to.