The contradiction is that you imply copyright is always a government enforced monopoly. It can be, but it usually isn’t, especially with art. So using it as a counter argument here makes no sense.
The contradiction is that you imply copyright is always a government enforced monopoly. It can be, but it usually isn’t, especially with art. So using it as a counter argument here makes no sense.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
that’s the only thing it is. it’s a law that grants exclusive rights to sell. how do you think it’s not in relation to art?
shrugal@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Exclusive rights and monopolies are not the same thing. Monopolies are about access to a category of things or services that fulfill a need, not one specific thing. E.g. Samsung has exclusive rights to sell Samsung TVs, but they don’t have a monopoly on TVs, and talking about a monopoly on Samsung TVs specifically makes no sense. Similarly no one has a monopoly on landscape drawings, rock music or scifi movies, just exclusive rights to specific pieces of art or literature that they created.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
your Samsung example is trademark. it’s not copyright.
shrugal@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Because I wanted one that’s not about art, but the priciple is the same.
commie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
do you know how I know that you aren’t a copyright lawyer?