• @afraid_of_zombies
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    110 months ago

    to whoever wrote it. Their terms.

    I see. So if I make a Mickey Mouse cartoon I own that?

    • @[email protected]
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      110 months ago

      If it’s steamboat yeah. Otherwise you just can’t distribute it. Obtaining copyright is it’s own can of worms, and I’m not the guy to ask about it

      • @afraid_of_zombies
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        110 months ago

        I think you know it wasn’t steamboat that I was referring to.

        So let me ask you: if a company can own an idea how come they get to own ideas off those ideas? Do farms get own the energy I get from food? Why are derived works also held by the company forever?

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          110 months ago

          I wasn’t sure if you meant steamboat, but that’s the cool thing about the word “otherwise”, I can give you conditional answers. English is neat that way.

          Anyway, like I said already copyright law isn’t in my wheelhouse. Actually, I’m confused, what are you arguing exactly? That pirated copies are derived works? I don’t understand what this has to do with piracy.

          • @afraid_of_zombies
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            110 months ago

            I am pointing out that copyright law is written to protect the wealthy and not to protect artists, which is why I won’t defend it. In theory the law could be redesigned so that it did but that is not going to happen.

            On a related note: can you explain why I can’t patent it copyright a recipe? Is food not a creative act?