• @afraid_of_zombies
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    It isn’t about what the charges are it is about what people think. If we redefined the crime of murder as “foo” and charged people the same way it isn’t like murder went away.

    Whatever value copyright was supposed to give us it has failed to do so. Abolish it.

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      • @Malfeasant
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        Actually that’s not the purpose of copyright - people would be able to profit without copyright. You can argue about how much or how little they could profit, or how much more or less convenient it would be to consume their work. The purpose of copyright is to limit this period of exclusivity, and ensure that after the period expires, ownership reverts to the people. It’s a trade- government allows exclusive profit on the condition that it is temporary.

        The problem is copyright has been perverted over the last hundred years, mostly by Disney, to the point that it is effectively permanent.

      • HACKthePRISONS
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        >That’s literally what the purpose of copyright is.

        the purpose of copyrigth is to stop 18th century british printers from breaking each others’ knees over who was allowed to publish the works of long-dead shakespeare

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          • @afraid_of_zombies
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            Maybe you can point out where I said what you claimed I said. I want to see it. Not what you choose to infer because strawman arguments are easier than actual arguments.

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              • @afraid_of_zombies
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                that you don’t think anyone should be able to be compensated for their work.

                Point to the comment that I advocated this.

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                  • @afraid_of_zombies
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                    Point to the comment that I advocated this.

                    Why can’t you admit that you lied? It is fairly easy

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        >you don’t think anyone should be able to be compensated for their work.

        that’s not what they said. no one is saying that.