If the copy does not respect the original (i.e. it is inferior) then it dilutes the original expression and therefore hurts both the originator, and the consumer.
The presence of digital technology is progress but it is remarkable that the law still has not caught up with it.
Hence we have 15 pages of T&C every time we download software. And of course those T&C are generally copied from someone elses website...
Even Facebook claims ownership if any photograph you post there - universal and irrevocable. So if I post something there, you can share it to your heart's content, on FB. Is that really fair? I guess it is. But if I posted a photo in a private members only arena, I would only expect sharing to be reasonable in that arena. My kids teach me to share. One of these days I will understand... But (some) photographs can have commercial value in the same way as any information can. Should that be protected is a different question as to whether copyright is evil or not.
Copyright is an invention of a right. Like any legal right - it is a method however brilliant or shoddy to reward those who invest time and money into their creations.
I do look forward to the day that it can be replaced by a better scheme that works for most artists. But but because you can drive like a maniac, it may not be the best way to get around.
I wonder if Onward Music's ownership of this copyright was part of the motivation behind him carefully protecting his works since then? So many artists from the 60s and 70s had no protection so now do not care about the abundant sharing of their works via youtube etc. Even though Bowie has copyrighted his music he has done plenty to encourage the use of his works on the internet. Being aware that more is to be gained from promulgation than endless court cases with some of his earlier management entities.
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The presence of digital technology is progress but it is remarkable that the law still has not caught up with it.
Hence we have 15 pages of T&C every time we download software. And of course those T&C are generally copied from someone elses website...
On the post: Photographs Are Mechanical Representations Of Facts, And Thus Should Have Only Thin Copyright Protection
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On the post: Photographs Are Mechanical Representations Of Facts, And Thus Should Have Only Thin Copyright Protection
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I do look forward to the day that it can be replaced by a better scheme that works for most artists. But but because you can drive like a maniac, it may not be the best way to get around.
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