Post B2BycDBMnpl2UO7L0a by andrewrk@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #B2BycDBMnpl2UO7L0a by andrewrk@mastodon.social
2026-01-12T00:35:23Z
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let's just agree to abolish copyright! ai companies can have all the data, and pirating is legally protected
(DIR) Post #B2BycEpoevhvc839hA by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2026-01-12T00:38:14Z
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@andrewrkand selling devices tha run Linux without providing kernel sources would be allowed too? :/
(DIR) Post #B2Byi7bETLv0ub2A8e by andrewrk@mastodon.social
2026-01-12T00:39:18Z
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@wolf480pl yep! but also reverse engineering them and cracking DRM also allowed, also leaks of proprietary source code are fair game
(DIR) Post #B2C1m99cvwUkkqjTrU by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2026-01-12T01:13:38Z
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@andrewrkI'm wonderng if companies would still contribute in such a world...Like, they'd probably continue contributing to upstream Linux, because keeping a downstream fork up-to-date with upstream is difficult when every other company still contributes upstream.But would a new project be able to reach such an equilibrium without copyleft?
(DIR) Post #B2C4lHDNmLWfKKlYGG by tusharhero@mathstodon.xyz
2026-01-12T01:47:07Z
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@andrewrk "intellectual property" in all forms must be abolished
(DIR) Post #B2C5GJ4iubo44dVnsm by lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me
2026-01-12T01:52:42.646154Z
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@andrewrk @wolf480pl Leaks of code aren't just a copyright issue, but also a trade secret issue.And since you're abolishing copyright in general rather than just for software, it'll mean 0 protection for authors rather than one that doesn't works all the time, like publishing houses could just not provide royalties or just virtue signal a bit of money to authors to have some clout.
(DIR) Post #B2CAh5NoQVbfCL1sVU by andrewrk@mastodon.social
2026-01-12T02:53:03Z
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@tusharhero I'd toast to that
(DIR) Post #B2CTBdU40GfEp2fcSe by condret@shitposter.world
2026-01-12T06:20:49.354354Z
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@lanodan @andrewrk @wolf480pl i guess art would be art again and not a product
(DIR) Post #B2CcXuQ6cBOzJ6VxeS by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2026-01-12T08:05:38Z
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@condret@andrewrk @lanodan so back to art funded by billionaires?
(DIR) Post #B2CybPlEkF4IMxTWCG by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2026-01-12T12:12:49.704594Z
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@tusharhero @andrewrk You can't abolish something that doesn't exist.Abolishing copyright without putting an end to proprietary software would be a disaster - as companies would take free software and make it proprietary by not providing the source code.
(DIR) Post #B2CygYKKKA5SNsL22a by Suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com
2026-01-12T12:13:45.475396Z
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@wolf480pl @andrewrk The GPLv2 doesn't require just sources - it requires complete corresponding source code and installation information.
(DIR) Post #B2D1JRr8W3yrW8MKm0 by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2026-01-12T12:43:11Z
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@Suiseisekiyeah, how's that relevant?If someone sells a device that comes with a downstream version of Linux kernel, and does not provide kernel sources, that implies they don't provide "complete corresponding source and installation information".So it violates GPLv2.If copyright exists, such action is illegal.If copyright doesn't exist, then it is not illegal, regardless of anything that GPLv2 might say.
(DIR) Post #B2D67AuED5T7F8lwqO by condret@shitposter.world
2026-01-12T13:37:01.132383Z
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@wolf480plTranslated from the german wikipedia article on art:Art refers to activities or representations (e.g., music, painting) that have no immediate use for sustaining life.I think it should be like that. Creating art should be an act of self expression by hobbyists and not a means to make money to survive under capitalism. I also believe that code is art, and it should also never be product or service for sale. @andrewrk @lanodan
(DIR) Post #B2DDWxMXsxt0RpG4bg by wolf480pl@mstdn.io
2026-01-12T15:00:02Z
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@condrethmm so the frescos on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel are not art?@andrewrk @lanodan
(DIR) Post #B2DIETvZ5N9XiMeFUW by realcaseyrollins@noauthority.social
2026-01-12T15:52:47Z
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@andrewrk 😂 😂 😂 Yeah, no.
(DIR) Post #B2DIIr9mf4YAuwNvmK by light@noc.social
2026-01-12T15:53:07Z
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@wolf480pl @condret @andrewrk @lanodan What about crowdfunded art?
(DIR) Post #B2DUUu0J6IH4flSkO8 by lhp@mastodon.social
2026-01-12T15:07:01Z
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@andrewrk can we do this after the AI companies go bankrupt though? I don't think they deserve anything nice.
(DIR) Post #B2DUUvvlw7pqeHM9b6 by condret@shitposter.world
2026-01-12T18:10:12.289667Z
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@lhp @andrewrk no, it won't happen without ai corpos pushing against copyright