• trashgirlfriend@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    It would sure be cool if all art could belong to all people.

    Sadly, as long as we live in a profit driven system, there needs to be a way for artists to claim ownership over their work.

    I don’t see how people think this is any sort of slam dunk or how it could go against leftist principles.

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      4 days ago

      It would sure be cool if all health care could be access by all people.

      Sadly, as long as we live in a profit driven system, there needs to be a way for doctors to make money from their work.

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        4 days ago

        So… Sounds like the health insurance companies, the companies that buy and redistribute intellectual properties for profit, and the general for profit systems are the problem?

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            3 days ago

            How do they support themselves now? Usually by having another income stream, or not very well…

            Though I’m not suggesting they should give away their work for free. I’m saying they should maintain rights (and consequently royalties) to their work.

            Regardless, we preferably would remove capitalism outright and work towards a future where artists can pursue their art for its own sake. Everything else is a bandaid.

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        4 days ago

        And no one on the left is advocating for a system where doctors would not be getting paid for their work under capitalism.