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Re:So Your Company Has Been Found Using Alex’s Photographs W... by tptacek on Thursday April 02, 2015 @06:26PM (#9313558)
Fair enough.

For what it's worth: I'm not sure it's the "best" way, but I'm more sure that it's the optimal way in a market economy. Things should cost what they're worth to buyers, and coercion (which is what infringement is) should be taken out of that equation.

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Re:So Your Company Has Been Found Using Alex’s Photographs W... by jacquesm on Thursday April 02, 2015 @08:09PM (#9313907)
Copyright law is being used both for 'good' and for 'bad' purposes in roughly equal measures. Some creators make some money, plenty don't, quite a few non-creators manage to get their hands by hook or by crook (or even legal transfer) on some rights and seek rent on them for all those rights are worth or more if they can.

Copyright is a very double edged sword at best.

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