@gamesbymanuel @Illuminatus What I don't understand...

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What I don't understand is why doesn't this effect how copyright can be used. You shouldn't be able to benefit from locking a work from view and still be able to keep control of it. Where's the benefit to creativity, corporate or individual, much less the public?

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Like 6 Jul 2023 at 14:23 | Wall-to-wall | Open on mastodon.social

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Seiðr

@Silversalty @gamesbymanuel Garden-fencing, privatisation of the public space, extracting the last drop of surplus value. Pure capitalism, in summary.

6 Jul 2023 at 14:26 | Open on mstdn.social

Silversalty

@Illuminatus @gamesbymanuel
That's part of it. If government empowered copyright also enables grabbing a quick buck from blocking the public from access, that power should only be allowed for a short time. Say 10 yrs.

Pick one or the other. Quick buck or long term investment.

6 Jul 2023 at 14:32 | Open on mastodon.social

chrysn

@Silversalty @gamesbymanuel @Illuminatus Maybe we should take a page out of patent right here: Copyright on digital items is only a right if there is a fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory way to purchase a copy that has no technical restrictions on it. Producers may choose to use DRM, but then they forfeit legal means.

Until that is the law, "piracy" can be viewed as a form of civil disobedience, provided that properly sold media (or their torrents) is instantly removed from the sites.

7 Jul 2023 at 7:00 | Open on chaos.social

Silversalty

@chrysn @gamesbymanuel @Illuminatus
Not sure what to 'say.' Ever use a program called COPYiiPC? The rights powers are so broad now. Drugs are like media with enormous powers derived from access control. Is Avatar worth more than a cure for a widespread illness? Should they be handled similarly? Ever read Cory Doctorow? I no longer have the focus, sorry.

7 Jul 2023 at 7:41 | Open on mastodon.social