>And yes - the current urge is selfish - as you point out it grows out of having taken a freedom - not having worked to be 'granted' anything - and then had that freedom 'revoked'.
I suppose that is accurate as far as it goes, but labeling that "selfish" seems to be a point of view connotation rather than a necessary one. That is to say, whether or not a thing is a right or an overzealous demand is in the eye of the beholder.
And I unequivocally support the right of people to their culture, and I'm part of a world where that culture is increasingly free.
>But the desire to wipe out IP does nothing to put economic power into the hands of creative individuals
_Exactly._ It removes economic concern from the art. No more rock stars selected and groomed by the establishment; instead hard-working touring musicians.
The fear that seems to drive any continuation of copyright seems to be that artists will stop making art. The fear that seems to drive patents is similar; that our engineers will stop building things.
You can never stop humans from constructing beautiful things! It's in our nature!
I as an artist and an engineer _don't want my output to be property._
I suppose that is accurate as far as it goes, but labeling that "selfish" seems to be a point of view connotation rather than a necessary one. That is to say, whether or not a thing is a right or an overzealous demand is in the eye of the beholder.
And I unequivocally support the right of people to their culture, and I'm part of a world where that culture is increasingly free.
>But the desire to wipe out IP does nothing to put economic power into the hands of creative individuals
_Exactly._ It removes economic concern from the art. No more rock stars selected and groomed by the establishment; instead hard-working touring musicians.
The fear that seems to drive any continuation of copyright seems to be that artists will stop making art. The fear that seems to drive patents is similar; that our engineers will stop building things.
You can never stop humans from constructing beautiful things! It's in our nature!
I as an artist and an engineer _don't want my output to be property._