Pharrell Williams: $7.3M Blurred Lines verdict threatens all artists • Hacker News Board

Re: Pharrell Williams: $7.3M Blurred Lines verdict threatens all artists

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Post by judk » Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 4:35 AM UTC

JoeAltmaier wrote: post #7

hawkice wrote: post #3

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Let's step back a little. The story is clearly written to trigger outrage -- really, meant to trigger your precise response. So, let's spend a google seeing if there are elements of this story that were left out due to not fitting the narrative (note: this isn't to say the decision wasn't stupid, or that you are wrong in any factual sense). Okay, so first that that pops up is that the children of Marvin Gaye were the…

Thank you! Oh if you could only package that in an app. For every article I see, I get a notation "Story elements left out that didn't fit the narrative".

Are you doing submarine PR for genius.com?

Re: Pharrell Williams: $7.3M Blurred Lines verdict threatens all artists

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Post by judk » Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 4:38 AM UTC

humanrebar wrote: post #44

GolfyMcG wrote: post #28

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This is an overly extreme opinion. We are not simply born in isolation - totally separate beings from one another. It's in our nature to perpetuate society as we see fit and that is not only through actions as we live but also through your progeny - whether they're students or children. Perhaps you wish to see the world become less dependent on fossil fuels and you've spent your life building a business and cultural…

Agreed. Also, it's important to provide incentive for people to work hard and make good financial decisions even after they are set up for life. If, once you had your retirement set, you could only pass a small percentage of your income on to your friends and family (IANAL... and charities?), then why keep working? What about the people making valuable contributions to society: inventors, doctors, entrepreneurs, etc?…

It is possible to give away money before you die.

Re: Pharrell Williams: $7.3M Blurred Lines verdict threatens all artists

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Post by judk » Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 4:41 AM UTC

wahsd wrote: post #15

Another good case why inheritance should simply not exist beyond some practical level. You die, your live's work should become public domain, meaning, no one can use it and pervert it or change it or use it for profit, but it should not be controllable or some "estate", i.e., your parasitic children and dependents, start suing to extract even more undeserved, unearned, and unwarranted wealth.

Inheritance is a separate issue. The US Constitution set forth a reasonable copyright time limit. Disney and Sonny Bono turned it into a ridiculous dynasty.

Re: Pharrell Williams: $7.3M Blurred Lines verdict threatens all artists

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Post by kapauldo » Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 12:43 PM UTC

Meh. There are no victims in this story. The pop music business is a lottery. Sometimes you lose some of that easy money,

Re: Pharrell Williams: $7.3M Blurred Lines verdict threatens all artists

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Post by _0ffh » Sat, Mar 21, 2015, 1:59 PM UTC

baldfat wrote: post #36

_0ffh wrote: post #18

Yeah, yeah, same old, same old. If it's not "Look! Pirates! We're all going to die!!! We need to strengthen copyright NOW!" Then it's: "Ouch! I lost a copyright lawsuit! We're all going to die!!! WHO is responsible for this insanity?"

Not all same old! Same old = copyright laws are broken New = this decision makes it even further broken

Same old = copyright laws are getting more and more broken