• HeartyBeast@kbin.social
    103·
    11 months ago

    And protecting copyright is supporting big corporations.

    Apart from - you know, all the photographers, designers, authors and musicians out there.

    • Deceptichum@kbin.social
      82·
      11 months ago

      You mean the ones who routinely come out saying how X corporation stole their work and they received nothing for it?

      The ones where if you try to challenge the corporations hoarding human cultural works you’ll find yourself in a legal battle you can’t afford to enter.

      The amount of times an artist “wins” in the system vs a corporation is laughable. It’s designed to protect you and I, like the rest of the legal system does (it doesn’t).

      • HeartyBeast@kbin.social
        3·
        11 months ago

        You mean the ones who routinely come out saying how X corporation stole their work and they received nothing for it?

        Yes.The ones who routinely use copyright to get some form of payment. I know several people who had their photographs reublished by the Daily Mail and subsequently got payment. It happens. It’s an imperfect system, but still one that allows small artists to make a living.

        he amount of times an artist “wins” in the system vs a corporation is laughable.

        I mean, it really isn’t. It’s the entire backbone of an industry whereby, for example a photographer or illustrator can supply woirk to a magazine on a single use license. It’s how people who supply photo libraries make a living. It’s how small bands have at least some protection.

      • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
        34·
        11 months ago

        I do like your libertarian line of reasoning. If the law doesn’t work very well, it should be abolished. I’ve seen people say the same thing about the EPA and OSHA.

        • Deceptichum@kbin.social
          41·
          11 months ago

          The difference is, even if it worked properly I would still not be in favour of denying people freedom to use cultural works.

          • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
            22·
            11 months ago

            Of course you believe corporations are people.

            • Deceptichum@kbin.social
              22·
              11 months ago

              Are you a professional at making shit up?

              I’m an anarchist, I don’t believe in companies existing at all.

              • LWD@lemm.eeEnglish
                22·
                11 months ago

                I referred to OpenAI and you shot back “people.”

                But hey, if a joke finally got you to start reading the stuff I was writing…