With all seriousness, I think one of, if not the, worst mistake of western civilization was the invention of copyright. It was a mistake, it should never have been invented, the very concept of intellectual property should never have crossed the line into fiction and music and art. It should have remained in the realm of patents and trademarks and the creative endeavors should have been left on the level of minstrelsy in the eyes of the law.
Intellectual property is a good thing when it is limited to the ownership of the individual. What we have now is a bastardized form thanks to companies like Disney and politicians.
Fuck fandom.
Seriously, fuck fandom.
With all seriousness, I think one of, if not the, worst mistake of western civilization was the invention of copyright. It was a mistake, it should never have been invented, the very concept of intellectual property should never have crossed the line into fiction and music and art. It should have remained in the realm of patents and trademarks and the creative endeavors should have been left on the level of minstrelsy in the eyes of the law.
Intellectual property is a good thing when it is limited to the ownership of the individual. What we have now is a bastardized form thanks to companies like Disney and politicians.