This is what governments, lobbyists and special interests fear. Therefore it's in their best interests to keep the educational establishment from getting too large or less expensive. Keep the kids learning "Find X", but don't teach them "Why Find X?".
It's not just the governments/lobbyists or special interests doing this, in fact they don't really have to do much anymore. It's society as whole. They've been trained to blindly accept, never to question. Monkies, ladder, bananas and water syndrome, if you do question and/or suggest something different you are crazy and need to be beaten back into place.
There are some people who have unique insights. And the world will be poorer for it if they stop publishing their writing because the internet seems hostile to them.
The internet is hostile to anyone who doesn't like or care about copyrights.
Spent a couple weeks on a video only to have it automatically content ID blocked because of one TINY TINY thing in the beginning of the video. Can't even file a counter-claim because you can't talk to an actual HUMAN. The ones they do have might as well be robots because all they do is regurgitate "you can't do that it's copyrighted!" Well FUCK you. The world can just stay poorer as far as I'm concerned. I'd rather make nothing than be told what I can make.
Now? The digital era has made everyone a writer, everyone a publisher, and everyone an editor...and the results are fewer people working as authors, and more of the "media" being non-fiction, opinion, or "how to" books, and less about fiction and fantasy.
There isn't less fiction/fantasy it's same amount as before, the ratio's just really skewed. That's because it's easier to make a how-to book than it is to make a fiction/fantasy (Or at least a good one).
In today's market, a Philip K Dick would probably be writing a blog at night and flipping burgers during the day. How sad is that?
In today's market lots of people have to do exactly what you describe. The unlucky ones become homeless. It's sad, and it isn't limited to artists.
If you think copyright sucks, imagine what it would be like if everything your favorite band did for the next 20 years wasn't available to you in ANY format or what until 2050. That would suck.
No. Copyright is the reason things aren't in the formats I want; because nobody can legally convert them without going broke.
You seem to be framing art as some sort of control game for large financial interests.
We're talking about COPYRIGHT not art. It seems you've got the two enmeshed to the point where they are one and the same. And yes copyright IS a control game for large financial interests (As well as ego-tripping artists)
Piracy is a short circuit, where the money is removed from the game and everything sinks down to it's lowest possible level
The original Charlie and Chocolate Factory vs. the remake. Which of these is the "lowest possible level"?
The original Transformers movie vs. the trilogy by Micheal Bay. Which of these is the "lowest possible level"?
The original Charlotte's Web vs. the CGI/live action remake. Which of these is the "lowest possible level"?
3 examples that have nothing to do with piracy. Yet the remakes are about as low as it gets. Maybe what you are talking about is HOLLYWOOD, not piracy?
where real artists are often forced to take on other jobs to stay alive
Newsflash: a lot of people have to take on more than one job to stay afloat, sometimes both husband and wife. And a lot of these people aren't even artists. Welcome to the recession.
I especially like the arguments about how businesses are being ruined by being run by people who insist on making money.
It's one thing to make money, another to be like Mr. Krabs who sells both the rotten and paper variety of Krabby Patty to his customers because it's easier and cheaper for him.
Blizzard -could- fix Diablo 3 they have tons of money to do it but it's easier and cheaper for them to get idiots to buy a sub par product because of the brand name.
Chinamart- I mean, Walmart -could- have a better selection but it's easier and cheaper for them to have the bare minimum mostly made up of cheapy crap.
MAFIAA -could- fix their damn business model but it's easier for them to bitch and moan about piracy. The irony is that it's probably cheaper for them to embrace it, so they aren't even that good at making money!
Oh, and let me guess. I have to sign a contract giving the rights to my own posts away in order to be eligible for these courses, on top of paying $456,876,124,144,987?
And how precisely do copyrights inspire new works?
They don't.
What they inspire is Mexican Hat Dancing around copyrighted content, or Simon Says with the copyright holders.
It's the same amount of regurgitation without copyrights, except you've got the additional bonus of being obligated to play two preschool level games to make your content legal! Of course, the holders can regurgitate as much as they want! Monopolized regurgitation!
Gee, who dealt your crack today? Maybe you should've bought mine. Or did I rape sometime and don't remember now? Hey, you seem to know what happens during my blackouts, maybe you should tell me??
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The irony HURTS.
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It wasn't us that put 16,000 people to death for copying in France.
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It's not just the governments/lobbyists or special interests doing this, in fact they don't really have to do much anymore. It's society as whole. They've been trained to blindly accept, never to question. Monkies, ladder, bananas and water syndrome, if you do question and/or suggest something different you are crazy and need to be beaten back into place.
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Bleh. I've learned that when someone really doesn't like something they will say that it 'failed'. Even if the contrary.
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But you can't revoke demotions on search results with a click.
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The internet is hostile to anyone who doesn't like or care about copyrights.
Spent a couple weeks on a video only to have it automatically content ID blocked because of one TINY TINY thing in the beginning of the video. Can't even file a counter-claim because you can't talk to an actual HUMAN. The ones they do have might as well be robots because all they do is regurgitate "you can't do that it's copyrighted!" Well FUCK you. The world can just stay poorer as far as I'm concerned. I'd rather make nothing than be told what I can make.
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All I have to do is click on the pink text and the post is unhidden. Very ineffective censorship.
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There isn't less fiction/fantasy it's same amount as before, the ratio's just really skewed. That's because it's easier to make a how-to book than it is to make a fiction/fantasy (Or at least a good one).
In today's market lots of people have to do exactly what you describe. The unlucky ones become homeless. It's sad, and it isn't limited to artists.
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No. Copyright is the reason things aren't in the formats I want; because nobody can legally convert them without going broke.
We're talking about COPYRIGHT not art. It seems you've got the two enmeshed to the point where they are one and the same. And yes copyright IS a control game for large financial interests (As well as ego-tripping artists)
The original Charlie and Chocolate Factory vs. the remake. Which of these is the "lowest possible level"?
The original Transformers movie vs. the trilogy by Micheal Bay. Which of these is the "lowest possible level"?
The original Charlotte's Web vs. the CGI/live action remake. Which of these is the "lowest possible level"?
3 examples that have nothing to do with piracy. Yet the remakes are about as low as it gets. Maybe what you are talking about is HOLLYWOOD, not piracy?
Newsflash: a lot of people have to take on more than one job to stay afloat, sometimes both husband and wife. And a lot of these people aren't even artists. Welcome to the recession.
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It's one thing to make money, another to be like Mr. Krabs who sells both the rotten and paper variety of Krabby Patty to his customers because it's easier and cheaper for him.
Blizzard -could- fix Diablo 3 they have tons of money to do it but it's easier and cheaper for them to get idiots to buy a sub par product because of the brand name.
Chinamart- I mean, Walmart -could- have a better selection but it's easier and cheaper for them to have the bare minimum mostly made up of cheapy crap.
MAFIAA -could- fix their damn business model but it's easier for them to bitch and moan about piracy. The irony is that it's probably cheaper for them to embrace it, so they aren't even that good at making money!
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They don't.
What they inspire is Mexican Hat Dancing around copyrighted content, or Simon Says with the copyright holders.
It's the same amount of regurgitation without copyrights, except you've got the additional bonus of being obligated to play two preschool level games to make your content legal! Of course, the holders can regurgitate as much as they want! Monopolized regurgitation!
Isn't it awesome ??? =)
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But accusing people of being rapists and crack dealers is 'producing something of worth', right?
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I thought I was just a thief and a rapist. When did I start dealing crack?
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'Cause the MAFIAA said so, duuh.
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