Comment on Paul McCartney and Dua Lipa among artists urging British Prime Minister Starmer to rethink his AI copyright plans

the_q@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  So abolish copyright law entirely instead of only allowing theft when capitalists do it.

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  • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    That is definitely one of the most cooked takes I’ve heard in a while.

    Why would anyone create anything if it can immediately be copied with no compensation to you?

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    • GooseG17@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Creation is its own incentive.

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      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        And I can buy groceries with thoughts and prayers.

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    • Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Creation happened before intellectual property laws existed.

      Creation happens that can be immediately copied with no compensation now, open source software is an example.

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      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        How many authors do you think would have written the books they did, if they weren’t able to make a living from their work? Most of the people creating works before copyright either had a patron of some description, or outright worked for an organisation.

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    • Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I think copyright should last maximum 10 years. Plenty of time to earn enough from your creation.

      Imagine how advanced we would be, as a civilization, if everything created before 2015 was free for everybody.

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      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Honestly, I think our world would be a lot blander, and we’d have a whole lot less original content.

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    • Vespair@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      You know that for the vast majority of human history copyright didn’t exist, and yet people still created art and culture, right?

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    • 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I don’t see how allowing AI robbery barons to steal copyrighted material would benefit a small fish in the pond of IP

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    • Aux@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      The original copyright law was created to protect authors from publishers. The current law is an abomination and should be removed.

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      • Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        You’re probably right, but saying we should abolish it altogether is insane. There’s a good reason we have these laws.

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  • thewedtdeservedit@lemmy.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Exactly. Paul Mc Cartney have been trained on copyrighted material and should give his money back to the majors

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