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bigyikes on May 9, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Ed Sheeran demonstrates how copyright is destroyin...

Well, part of what props up the “oligarchy” is copyright law.

I think if you want to change the outcomes of the system, we should adjust the laws and incentives underlying the system.

dcow on May 9, 2023 [–]

Limit the copyright to the commercial viability of the work. Get rid of all the intermediary performance rights bullshit. Don't allow copyright to be sold or transferred, only the original creator of the work can retain it and seek legal action if damaged.

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