• HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    1 year ago

    Why should the government be enlisted to prevent the distribution of work?

    The whole reason for copyright to exist is to provide a means for people to make money on their cultural work. How is society made better by removing works from the public?

    • molave@reddthat.com
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      In theory, a way for an artist to independently sustain continuous output of creations.

      • HobbitFoot @thelemmy.club
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        1 year ago

        But how so? The only way it potentially makes sense is a Disney Vault like idea, but even then that only provides additional value for very old works that could be argued should be part of the public domain.

        I can’t think of a case where an artist would ban publication of their own work made within the last 20 years to make money, but please let me know of a potential case.