Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library Harms Authors
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Internet Archive’s National Emergency Library Harms Authors
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#2Distasteful, and not something I agree with at all, but I appreciate that someone is making an alternative argument (even if that's what they're paid to do).
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#3For context, up until the IA made the lending unlimited, they were adhering to the practice of Controlled Digital Lending:
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#4Distasteful, and not something I agree with at all, but I appreciate that someone is making an alternative argument (even if that's what they're paid to do).
Except that there's no argument, just the same old copying = theft meme and a false dichotomy between buying and copying, plus a bunch of whining.
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#5Well, thank you authors guild, for pointing me to the great library. 'Tis a shame you are people who would see the great library of alexandria burn in the sake of profit.
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#6Copyright just introduces artificial and undesirable scarcity, and I doubt that it really supports many authors. This piece says that mean writing incomes are only $20,300 a year, and I wouldn't be surprised if a large proportion goes to a few of the most popular authors and many get little or nothing.
Scrap copyright and find other ways to support creators. I'd suggest funding from government for a decent number of writing scholarships with input from various sources (including the general public if feasible) on which writers to support.
This could be started without scrapping copyright initially, simply require that all output from the scholarships be released under Creative Commons Zero.
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#7Copyright just introduces artificial and undesirable scarcity, and I doubt that it really supports many authors. This piece says that mean writing incomes are only $20,300 a year, and I wouldn't be surprised if a large proportion goes to a few of the most popular authors and many get little or nothing. Scrap copyright and find other ways to support creators. I'd suggest funding from government for a decent number of…
This isn't particularly radical, arts and science already receive quite a bit of government funding in many countries. I suggest doing more of it and expanding it to new areas, and adding the CC0 requirement. I doubt that it would cost much compared to the amounts governments are throwing around these days to support people, and at least some creative output would come from it.
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#8Funny typo in their statement: "AI is pretending to fix a nonexistent problem."
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#9As with almost all creative arts, a very small portion of the artist are taking the majority of the profits, while 99% of the artist can barely make a living, often only do it as a side job. I guess that most people do not realize that only a small portion of the sales of a publication goes to the author.
When looking at copyrights, it is easy to look at the few artists that are making millions and forgetting about the majority that can barely cover their costs. Copyright laws also have been getting a bad reputation because they have extended to benefit people and institutions far beyond the original artist/authors and are viewed as unfair. But lets not forget that they also allow many authors to make a living. Also publishers will perish when copyrights are broken down and as a result they no longer will be able to support authors while they are still working on their books.
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#10As with almost all creative arts, a very small portion of the artist are taking the majority of the profits, while 99% of the artist can barely make a living, often only do it as a side job. I guess that most people do not realize that only a small portion of the sales of a publication goes to the author. When looking at copyrights, it is easy to look at the few artists that are making millions and forgetting about t…
Publishers gave up supporting authors while working on their books years ago. They pretty much only throw their money behind established authors.