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Re:Mondrian Entered the Public Domain. The Estate Disagrees by ottah on Monday March 02, 2026 @05:54PM (#47225381)
Or maybe we have never needed an exclusive economic monopoly on a creative work to encourage the creation of art? Maybe we would all be in a better world were art and culture lived in the collective commons, free for anyone in the zeitgeist to adapt and proliferate? Can we really say commercial production of culture has been truly the best for society?
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Re:Mondrian Entered the Public Domain. The Estate Disagrees by mastermage on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @07:58AM (#47231628)
Fair point but not a very realistic outset. I think changing Copyright to be more fair is realistic. Removing Copyright entirely very unlikely.
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Re:Mondrian Entered the Public Domain. The Estate Disagrees by freejazz on Tuesday March 03, 2026 @12:31PM (#47235750)
That's pretty hypothetical. Do you not like music, movies and other art? Which art do you like? Which art do you think you'd see more of if there was no copyright?
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