13 Feb
2013
13 Feb
'13
1:13 a.m.
On 02/12/2013 06:40 PM, drew Roberts wrote:
On Tuesday 12 February 2013 18:27:53 Al Thompson
wrote:
You can only believe that I have an "unnatural monopoly" over something
I created if you actually believe that everyone has equal claims on my
life/time/effort as I do.
On 02/12/2013 11:31 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
Only because the
law gives you an unnatural monopoly. When I sold my work, I also delivered the
ownership of this work. When I
sold a graphic, it would have been unethically for me to still own
nearly all rights for the usage of this graphic.
Keep in mind that there are
different meanings to "selling your work."
Take a song, as an example.
Let's say that I've recorded and released an album.
Let's say that some big-name pop star buys the album. He buys it for
$10. That gives him the right to listen to it. He can't record it
himself. I still own all the rights to the usage of the song.
Somehow fashion designers manage to make what seems to be decent money
designing original fashions even where they do not get copyright protection
for their fashion designs.
Is it that fashion designers are more astute when it comes to getting paid for
hteir creations? Are they more intelligent than songwriters?
You are falling into Kinsella's trap of believing that only hard goods
have value.
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und diese Lüge kriecht aus seinem Munde: 'Ich, der Staat, bin das Volk.'
- [Friedrich Nietzsche]