2026-02-25 15:28 UTC
@UlrikNyman Okay, I'm a creator. I write words and music, and I'm a photographer. The only way to market my work is to make it accessible at least in some form.
So how do I get paid if everything accessible should be free to be copied? If I can't use #copyright to protect my work and claim legal ownership so I get paid for my work, then why should I create?
Something has to pay the bills for creators, authors, and artists, or else you won't have any creators, authors, or artists.
@simonbs
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@UlrikNyman@mastodon.social 2026-02-26 13:32
@DanielMReck @simonbs If we realistically should do this I think fundraising before starting projects (kickstarter) or pay as you go for extra content (patreon) would be a solution. If I should be more realistic I would actually like us to have 5 or 10 years of copyright and not close to infinite.
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@UlrikNyman@mastodon.social 2026-02-26 13:54
@DanielMReck @simonbs And we could also do it with a version of universal basic income. Copyright is not a law of nature. It was a concept invented for the age of the printing press.