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      She famously wrote books that sold well and then she sold rights to movies and video games based on those books which got her even more money.

      If you’re saying that is unethical then the onus is on you to tell us how.

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            89 months ago

            I don’t think copyright is inherently immoral. I think it’s good to have at least a temporary monopoly on a piece of creative work that you’ve made. The important word here is temporary. The way it’s set up right now, copyright protection lasts too damn long.

          • HACKthePRISONS
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            69 months ago

            people share stories. it’s natural and good. copyright is a government enforced monopoly that prohibits sharing. it’s immoral.

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              The gubmint isn’t forcing you to only sell your stories. If you want, you can upload your stories on a website for free.

              But you don’t get to tell people how they should distribute their creation. That’s some authoritarian bullshit.

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            this is just an insult. it is not a rebuttal. personal attacks are expressly prohibited in this community.

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            79 months ago

            personal attacks are expressly prohibited in this community.

            This means you’ve been reported already. Be prepared.

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                Oh I wouldn’t report you. But the person you’re arguing with- the one I quoted, absolutely will. It’s what they do. I was just trying to give you a friendly heads up.

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                    69 months ago

                    Yeah. It’s tremendously sad. Look at their comment history. I and many others tried reasoning with this person. SO many times. They’re purposefully being difficult just to stir a pot. There’s absolutely no reasoning with them.

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              39 months ago

              We have entire facilities with the sole purpose of sharing books. You can buy a book and lend it to whoever you want.

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                  39 months ago

                  So what exactly is the issue again with artists and authors and singers making billions when hundreds of millions of fans buy their work?

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                    nothing is wrong with selling your work. it’s immoral to (use a government-enforced artificial monopoly to) stop others from sharing culture, though.

                    it’s impossible to know how much money she made just because of her (artificial, government-enforced) monopoly position in the market. but without that monopoly, i don’t believe she’d have ever come close to being a billionaire.

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        Just want to throw out there that those were fantastic video games too! Goblet of Fire and sadly Deathly Hallows were fairly sucky adaptations, but all of the others were amazing, high quality games.

        I recommend everyone pay them, but given that Rowling is a TERF, you’ll want to pirate them.