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A comment on Florence Museum Won Suit Against Publisher That Used Michelangelo's David Image. Parent comment

Re:Florence Museum Won Suit Against Publisher That Used Mich... by sircastor on Saturday April 13, 2024 @05:19PM (#40026259)
Yeah, because without financial incentive, why would anyone bother to create anything?

Even without protections, creators are going to make new stuff. Without theses protections, maybe a dozen fewer lawsuits will be filed because quite frankly, most people can’t afford to pursue legal action, whether or not they’re in the right.

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Re:Florence Museum Won Suit Against Publisher That Used Mich... by otherme123 on Saturday April 13, 2024 @05:56PM (#40026515)
The sad thing is that Michaelangelo was paid to do a lot of his art. And the David was a commision, he was creating art the same we are coding today: not for the copyright, but for a wage. It was financial incentive enough.
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Re:Florence Museum Won Suit Against Publisher That Used Mich... by doctorwho42 on Saturday April 13, 2024 @06:14PM (#40026632)
So what you are saying is that the statue has been bought and paid for, so why do we need to pay a licensing fees for something made 15-20 generations ago (~510 years ago) that was paid for already.

Do you get royalties for the code you write for work? Will your great-grand(x15-20)-kids get paid royalties for that JavaScript you made last year?

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Re:Florence Museum Won Suit Against Publisher That Used Mich... by otherme123 on Sunday April 14, 2024 @01:42AM (#40028949)
Yes, that's exactly what my message says... almost word by word.
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