Comment on Copyright Doesn’t Provide A ‘Living’ For A Successful Author
fubbernuckin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week agoif 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.