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Comment Re:Let me be the first one to say it ... (Score 1) 1870

What about software your organization doesn't find useful? Games, for instance? I have no doubt that some game developers would still be willing to make games motivated by passion. I do doubt that as many individuals and companies would be interested in making games if they knew they probably wouldn't see any profit from it.

Comment Re:Let me be the first one to say it ... (Score 1) 1870

Copyright law is preserving the right of the artist to attempt to profit from their work without the active interference of others.

...copyright is supposed to exist to encourage people to create works that they otherwise would not..

I don't see why you can't both be right. From what I remember learning, copyright law has its origins in the publishing of printed material (books, etc) - it protects an author/publisher's right to control the duplication & distribution of a printed work without some other publisher making copies available for cheaper and undercutting the first party's profits. In this way authors are encouraged to create things knowing that they stand a chance of making some income off of it, whereas they might not be inclined to do so if anyone anywhere could just print a cheaper copy of their book, sell it, and pocket the profits for themselves.

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