If wishes were horses, beggers would ride.
One of this things is within your power; the other, isn’t.
That said, burning her books only benefits her. If you want you hurt her, find someone who wants to buy and read them, and give them yours.
ZephyrXero@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I don’t want to burn the books, just strip Rowling of ownership so she doesn’t profit off of them any further is all. Maybe put them in the public domain early
sxan@midwest.social 1 day ago
crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 1 day ago
The problem with this is that if presumably the government had such power it wouldn’t just be used to silence hateful voices but also those who proclaim liberty and tolerance. The pendulum can only be given so much power when it swings both ways.
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 17 hours ago
This is why we should just wholesale abandon the concept of intellectual property, which is simply an extension of the exploitative private property system.
Samskara@sh.itjust.works 8 hours ago
How do artists get paid then?
jasoman@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
I feel this when someone for the left asks for licenses to have kids. Like you know, that swings the other way more often than not.