This makes absolutely zero sense
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tonytins@pawb.social 2 weeks ago
The thing about modern copyright is that works are supposedly protected regardless of the copyright symbol. But how does that work in practice? Because if everything is copyrighted, including something as simple as a doddle, then nothing is.
Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 1 week ago
fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
if everything is copyrighted, including something as simple as a doodle, then nothing is.
Care to explain? If I make something that inherently has copyright, then if you copy it I can take action.
tonytins@pawb.social 1 week ago
Well, before the 90s, copyright was defined by a copyright symbol and publication date. Now, that symbol is merely a formality, which kinda defeats the purpose of why it was there in the first place. And, I mean, good luck policing the internet.
Anyway, copyright was only formed for monetization reasons in exchange for protection, and works were supposed to enter into the public domain within a decade or two. If that was still the case, we wouldn’t need Patreon.
Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Copyright expiring sooner would do nothing to change the economics of most books not selling enough to support their author. These things are not in any way related.
Godnroc@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I believe the default assumption is that anything you created is yours, which seems reasonable to me. I don’t need to be DaVinci for my doodles to be mine, the quality or value of the work does not change that it is mine.
Now, imagine someone took your doodles and started selling them in a book they called “1000 of the Worst Fucking Failures of Art.” That would probably be offensive to you, and on top of it they are profiting off of your work (regardless of how much you actually put in).
Copyright gives you a tool to combat them legally to get your art removed or even damages if you were now known as “That person who tried and failed horribly to make art.” There is a saying along the lines of doing 1000 good deeds is good, but you fuck one goat and you’ll be known as a Goat Fucker.
You could, of course, fail to defend your copyright which, in some places, is seen as acceptance of how it is being used. You could also release the copyright and allow the work to enter the public domain so that anyone can use it for any purpose, including their worst art book.