> after they get said compensation, they should get no say in how you consume the content
We need universal basic income alongside the abolition of intellectual property law.
We need universal basic income alongside the abolition of intellectual property law.
IP laws were meant to incentivize individuals to work for the benefit of the society - not to protect individual's abilities for getting passive income ad infinitum.
Another part is trademark law. It should not be possible for e.g. coca cola to make Pepsi cans with horrible tasting drinks inside.
However, most of Patent law, and a lot of Copyright law should be scrapped.
I'm pretty sure that falls more under fraud than it falls under trademark violation.
The social norm against plagiarism is plenty strong.
It's so strong, in fact, plenty of people think copyright law prohibits it.
https://waxy.org/2011/12/no_copyright_intended/
> Another part is trademark law. It should not be possible for e.g. coca cola to make Pepsi cans with horrible tasting drinks inside.
And this is why trademark law shouldn't have been swept up under the illusory banner of "Intellectual Property" to begin with: Rightfully considered, it's a consumer protection law, not a property law.