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Post by phrazemaster on Oct 10, 2015 0:24:06 GMT -6
Is it just me, or does anyone else feel their hard work and IP should be whored out for free?> Do writers have their books simply streamed to readers? Do farmers have their produce simply shipped to grocery stores for free? How about software developers? Should they have to give away their music for free? Ok maybe not exactly free, but close to it? We're getting reamed here. The only ones making any money are the ones distributing our works. While they brazenly continue to complicate the "laws" and rules for how money is distributed. More complicated = F over more songwriters and little guys. I've often said, "The first hands the money goes through, gets the lion's share of it." Sigh. This just isn't right. Attachments:
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Post by Ward on Oct 13, 2015 10:05:17 GMT -6
No, it's completely wrong... on every level. We need to be more like the Japanese when it comes to copyright law and infringement of owners' rights.
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Post by swurveman on Oct 13, 2015 13:23:05 GMT -6
Its simple: Writers, musicians, journalists, photographers etc. don't have the lobbying money to make Congress do anything to help us. We are a country of and for corporate interests and both political parties have bought into this. They represent the interest of Apple/Microsoft/Google and there is nothing stopping this unless by some miracle the entire population starts demanding that money and politics do not belong together.
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Post by phrazemaster on Oct 13, 2015 13:27:55 GMT -6
Its simple: Writers, musicians, journalists, photographers etc. don't have the lobbying money to make Congress do anything to help us. We are a country of and for corporate interests and both political parties have bought into this. They represent the interest of Apple/Microsoft/Google and there is nothing stopping this unless by some miracle the entire population starts demanding that money and politics do not belong together. Won't happen. Our whole system worldwide runs on money. HTF did that happen? It's a terrible model for human interactions, pitting greed and heartlessness into the core of EVERYTHING we do on this planet save religious pursuits. --And even then...but don't get me started...
The very economic model of using money guarantees this sort of thing will happen. It's a lot less about politics and a lot more about the economic model we have.
I really don't know what would work better. People only do things to "get" things.
Imagine if we all just did what we wanted to do? Anarchy? Perhaps. Is there something in-between? Sigh.
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