@vruz @duncanlock It is by definition a right to copy that comes with a moral right to be named as the author and for the work not to be used in a derogatory way and the majority of material created is not bought by corporations and horded or even generates a revenue. For any revenue to be created the copyright must be licensed or assigned and the moral rights waived. The fruit of intellectual labour should be protected and it is a right whether it took the author 10 minutes or 10 years.
@david_preston @duncanlock
If your intent is to drop moral bombs without serious engagement, chances are that you're going to have to keep your morals to yourself.
Understanding the vast difference between moral particularity, and our actually existing legal systems in the open and free world would be a necessary condition for a fruitful discussion.
No amount of brutal maximalism is going to resolve that tension.