Re: My next trip
Some of those comments were disturbing to me.
The Happy Birthday song has been an issue because no one really knows how long it has been around and there is no real proof that it was written by the person claimed.
But some of those commenters think that the LOTR books should lose their copyright. Why? So some fanboy can write a crappy story based on it. Meanwhile, if that happened, it would also allow anyone to make millions off the original story because of it's reputation and popularity, while giving the original author and his family nothing.
Sorry, intellectual property and copyright is a sensitive thing to me. As an amateur photographer and casual website designer, I have dealt with people who want my work but are not willing to pay for it. I've heard "anyone can do it, why should I pay you" more times than I can count. And they have no problem, taking a photograph off the internet, slapping it on a mug, and selling it on cafepress or etsy. Who cares that it took the actual photographer thousands of dollars worth of equipment, years of experience, and an innate talent to create that photo.
I agree the happy birthday copyright is wrong, but there's a difference between that and limiting all intellectual copyrights to a set timeframe because other people should be allowed to profit off your hard work.
Some of those comments were disturbing to me.
The Happy Birthday song has been an issue because no one really knows how long it has been around and there is no real proof that it was written by the person claimed.
But some of those commenters think that the LOTR books should lose their copyright. Why? So some fanboy can write a crappy story based on it. Meanwhile, if that happened, it would also allow anyone to make millions off the original story because of it's reputation and popularity, while giving the original author and his family nothing.
Sorry, intellectual property and copyright is a sensitive thing to me. As an amateur photographer and casual website designer, I have dealt with people who want my work but are not willing to pay for it. I've heard "anyone can do it, why should I pay you" more times than I can count. And they have no problem, taking a photograph off the internet, slapping it on a mug, and selling it on cafepress or etsy. Who cares that it took the actual photographer thousands of dollars worth of equipment, years of experience, and an innate talent to create that photo.
I agree the happy birthday copyright is wrong, but there's a difference between that and limiting all intellectual copyrights to a set timeframe because other people should be allowed to profit off your hard work.
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