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[โ€“] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hot extreme opinion: copyright shouldn't exist, and authors should be covered by other means, particularly public funding based on usage numbers and donations.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The world got essentially all classical music, the painting on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel, etc. without the need for copyright. Shakespeare's work wasn't protected by copyrights either. So, it's not like amazing works of art require copyright. They'll happen regardless. It's more about how artists are incentivized to create and who profits.