Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done

Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by wizzwizz4 on Monday January 03, 2022 @06:16PM (#29788469)

> are the ones what have shown they can produce what other's like.

How do you show you can do this?

• Have enough money to fund yourself making the art in the first place.

• Actually be able to do it.

• Have enough resources left over to market it.

In an ideal world, you'd only need the middle one, but currently you need all three.

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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by troupe on Thursday January 06, 2022 @06:39PM (#29832299)

I would argue that in no point in history has it been easier to make a living producing things that other's want to view than today. You can make a very high quality movie with an inexpensive computer or even a phone, youtube will host it for you for free, and, if people like it, they can watch it and share it with others. Youtube will even pay you ad revenues or let you sell your movie.

If your movie is only good enough that it takes massive marketing to become popular, then that doesn't work, but then you are in the realm of producing what others are told to like rather than what they will like and share with their friends naturally.

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