• ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml
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      11 hours ago

      Anyone who creates anything? If not for copyright Steam would be a sea of games named Undertale Stardew Valley Elsa Spider-Man

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        4 hours ago

        You would deprive everyone of the joy of playing this game mashup!?

        I know you are joking, but honestly we would have a lot better games if we were allowed to openly borrow and build off of other concepts including characters and storylines.

        Simply put commercial interests don’t produce the best games. Instead of innovative gameplay we get loot boxes and micro transactions.

        A great example of this is Pokemon. You know damn well that fans could make a better Pokemon game than Nintendo ever could.

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      11 hours ago

      Holy fuck I see some stupid takes posted here but this might be the stupidest.

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      11 hours ago

      Literally everyone who’s ever written a book, recorded a song, painted a painting, or created any other artwork.

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        6 hours ago

        Books and song rights go to the publisher. Graphic artists generally dont own their art they make money from, I.E. illustrations or concept art for various things like shows, movies, games.

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          First of all, no, publishers don’t necessarily own the copyright. Most authors do a licensing deal with a publisher, but they retain the copyright to their work. My understanding is that music industry contracts vary a lot more, since music is usually more collaborative, but lots of artists still own the rights to their songs. But even if that were true, artists being forced to sell their rights to cooperations isn’t an issue with copyright, it’s an issue with capitalism. It’s like blaming America’s shitty healthcare on doctors instead of a for-profit system controlled by the insurance and pharmaceutical industries.