On Sat, Jun 9, 2018 at 6:59 AM, MRAB <pyt...@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote: > On 2018-06-08 19:11, Marko Rauhamaa wrote: >> >> Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com>: >> >>> On Sat, Jun 9, 2018 at 3:34 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <ma...@pacujo.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> PS IMO copyright laws should be abolished altogether. At the very >>>> least one should pay for copyright protection. One €1 for the first >>>> year, €2 for the second, €4 for the third and so on exponentially. >>> >>> >>> Why should I have to pay money for the right to own my own creations? >> >> >> You shouldn't have to. IMO the government shouldn't interfere with other >> people distributing your creations without your permission. >> >> I offered a compromise: the government steps in to defend your monopoly >> to your creation and you will pay for the protection -- exponentially. >> >>> At what point does a creation have to be paid for - do I pay only if I >>> think that I can make money off it? If I fail to pay, what happens - >> >> >> No money, no protection. >> > So those with the most money can buy the most protection?
Yes, or more specifically, those who believe they can make the most money from that protection. Ownership becomes pay-to-win, literally. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list