RedEnchilada (notice the lack of a space) (redenchilada)'s status on Wednesday, 24-Feb-16 17:02:59 UTC
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@taknamay The question is who /should/ have control over the distribution of something designed? It's only right that the person or people who sunk the labor into creating something should have those rights, and also the ability to give any portion of those rights to others, rather than giving all of the rights to whoever swings by and downloads it by default. While those rights shouldn't interfere with allowing the purchaser to use the product in a personal way how they wish, or even to show a few friends, copyright in the sense of, say, prohibiting someone from selling or publically posting the new Pixar movie without permission helps make sure creators are adequately compensated for their work. The "I need total control of anything I download" mentality falls apart when nobody's willing to create anything because they can't stop others from doing whatever they choose with it.
