Copyright allows authors, musicians, artists, etc. to make
money off of their labor. It prevents
others from taking there work for free. It also prevents people from altering
the work without permission.
The main motive for creative endeavors (money)
disappears. If authors can’t make a
living writing, most will not write. If
a record company can’t profit from a band, they will sign fewer bands and cut
loose the money losers.
If copyright exists but can’t be enforced, the above still
happens eventually. The end result is
less creative content and hard to pirate distribution methods become preferred
like print and closed databases.
What can be protected ?
- Literary Works
- Musical Works
- Dramatic Works
- Choreographic Work
- Pictorial, Graphic, and Sculptural Works
- Motion Pictures and AV
- Sound Recordings
- Architectural Works
Alternatives:
Licenses – Creators can retain copyright but allow people to
use content under certain terms. For
example, the copyright can give schools to use content for free and without
permission.
Open License – Others can use but must credit original
source. Further, any version that others
create must also have the open license and be useable by others as well.
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