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Re:Science’s pirate queen by smhost on Saturday September 28, 2019 @08:06AM (#21099912)
better yet, just abolish copyright and replace it with some automatic compensation system for the original author.

i don't know if "society" would exactly be better off if 100 film studios were all competing to make the best avengers movie, but it would certainly be good for creativity.

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Re:Science’s pirate queen by big_chungus on Saturday September 28, 2019 @09:39AM (#21100216)
> better yet, abolish copyright

That's a serious argumentative leap to make. Do you really think that's the best solution for this case, or do you maybe have a pre-existing position on this issue which you believe this instance supports? The easiest option is likely to pass a law that publicly-funded research is publicly accessible.

> automatic compensation system

Could you detail this a little further? I'm not sure exactly for what you are advocating.

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