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jariel on July 5, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Our Intellectual Property Laws Are Out of Control ...

"That's not clear at all."

It's clear in the case of Harry Potter and even more clear in the case of the films.

Remember that artists are still able to give away their works for free even today.

How many of them do it?

How many filmmakers make films to just give away?

How many actors work for free?

IP always needs be re-worked and there are a lot failings, but most of the anti-IP arguments fail to consider the reality of the other side of the equilibrium.

WalterBright on July 5, 2020 [–]

> It's clear in the case of Harry Potter

How do you know that?

> and even more clear in the case of the films.

How many movies are published straight to youtube? How about all the TV shows that were ad-supported?

> How many of them do it?

See youtube.

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