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Re:Canada Inches Closer to 'Right to Repair' Reform by indymike on Monday November 20, 2023 @12:08PM (#38350680)
The baby is that copyright provides enough incentive for the creator to create. The problem comes from rent-seeking later down the line.
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Re:Canada Inches Closer to 'Right to Repair' Reform by naasking on Monday November 20, 2023 @01:51PM (#38352574)
Creators created before copyright existed. "Copyright is essential for creative work/innovation" is folklore that's stuck deep in people's heads but has little actual evidence behind it.

Without copyright you probably wouldn't have an IP behemoth Disney, but that doesn't mean you wouldn't have animated features. I'm not sure the world would be worse off.

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