Re:Neofeudalism and the Digital Manor
by chordalkeyboard on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @05:32AM
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Why do they need special laws to subsidize their creation? People can pay them to make their work, that's historically how things were done. Now suddenly they need special laws so its illegal to take a photograph in public without permission? Of course they need to get paid in order to live and to work, so do I, so does everyone else. Can we now discuss why creators are so special that they get an entire class of quasi-property rights where enforcement is subsidized by the state?
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> People can pay them to make their work, that's historically how things were done.
So who's going to pay them? Their employer? That raises two problems: 1) Creators can't be independent and self-employed anymore, and 2) how is their employer going to make enough money?
A rich patron? That's hardly a better system.
Re:Neofeudalism and the Digital Manor
by chordalkeyboard on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @06:41AM
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> So who's going to pay them? Their employer?
Whoever wants artwork, obviously.
> 1) Creators can't be independent and self-employed anymore,
Actually, there are plenty of independent creators who are either self-employed or work at a job.
> 2) how is their employer going to make enough money?
Presumably the reason they are an employer is their ability to run a successful enterprise.
> A rich patron? That's hardly a better system.
Why not?