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Re:Piracy is not theft, Lost sales don't exist, says Minecra... by httpsterio on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @09:15PM (#26337770)
If I had a basic income and it'd be risk free to create arts, sure. If agree with you in that case.

But games, music, visual art, after a certain degree require so much time and effort that it's not viable or fun to do as a hobby of you need to earn a living elsewhere.

I would've out out my debut album out years ago if I didn't need to worry and stress about rent.

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Re:Piracy is not theft, Lost sales don't exist, says Minecra... by account42 on Friday March 05, 2021 @04:27AM (#26354815)
I agree that UBI would be a greate complement to a post-copyright world. That does not mean that it is required though, selling bits is not the only way to fund the creation of those bits.
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