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AVTizzle on Nov 9, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Netflix, HBO and Cable Giants Are Coming for Passw...

This doesn't make economic sense.

If I create a piece of art that many people can enjoy, why shouldn't I get compensated for adding that value to their lives?

Same is true for software.

tenebrisalietum on Nov 9, 2019 [–]

Expecting endless (or effectively endless) compensation, or any compensation you demand unilaterally, for adding value once, seems abusive.

lotsofpulp on Nov 9, 2019 | [–]

The correct solution is to fix copyright terms to 10 or 20 years, and the problems fix themselves.

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