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Re: filmscanners: Importance of Copyright on Images
Anthony Atkielski wrote:
> Pat writes:
>
> > Plenty of groups do work once and get paid
> > forever. For example: inventors who license their
> > patent, actors who earn residuals, songwriters,
> > authors. I think anyone in a creative field
> > basically has that benefit.
>
> Yes ... but why?
Because creative people's work has *worth*, and we live in a capitalist system.
If the creative types don't
get/take the financial compensation, the corporate types will. The consumers
will *never* a savings due the
lack of payment to the creators. It will just be viewed as more profit for the
higher ups.
Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC
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