Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggy J
We do seem to have wandered away from the topic.  |
Not really, the whole copyright debate can't be narrowed down to one site being blocked when you consider copyright was a state given (by the public) limited right that allowed the creators a short term in which they could exploit their works before then handing over these rights back to the public for the advancement of culture.
The whole idea was to encourage people to keep creating, not create a few hits then live off them for the rest of their lives. Sadly its been perverted by businessmen so that it is much longer and does not benefit the public at all. If the majority of stuff was owned by the artists it wouldnt be so bad, but most of it is owned by the recording industry who share paltry amounts.