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0 pointseffie3y ago0 comments

In your line of argumentation, if we enforced the ban on copying books, songs, movies perfectly, we would get much more of them.

Is this what we want though?

We are flooded with bad quality books, songs, movies, and it is hard to find something worth the time of a consumer who expects quality.

This flood of rubbish is apparently immensely profitable, even while all the copying is going on.

Why would high penalties for copying increase the average quality of production? There would be even more money in the business, attracting even more rubbish production.

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weeksie3y ago· 1 in thread

If it's not possible to make a living at a vocation, all you will get is amateur participants. Even the most talented will have to find other things to do with their time in order to support themselves.

Contrary to the above sibling comment, amateurs do not often produce better art than professionals—promising amateurs learn their craft as professionals and tend to produce their best work mid-career. This conflicts with the lay understanding of creative endeavors, of course.

effieOP3y ago

> If it's not possible to make a living at a vocation, all you will get is amateur participants.

Any examples? Do you believe the widespread availability of stuff on the internet makes it not possible to make a living writing software, books, TV show scripts or creating music?

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