Michael O'Keefe wrote:
DJA wrote:
Michael O'Keefe wrote:
Bad example. Ansel Adams would have been able to make money without
copyright laws, the same way a sculptor or fine furniture craftsman
can make money without the existence of copyright laws.
Not a fair comparison (God let's not have Yet-Another Copyright
thread!) since sculpture and chairs can't as easily be "copied", as
works of art can be.
It's no easier to faithfully a photograph (i.e. to the degree that the
copy has any practical economic value and is not seen as an obvious
fake) than it is a painting or a sculpture.
It doesn't matter, even if it's an obvious fake. There are plenty of
posters around of great paintings and photographs. That's where the
work-for-pay is different for "paper" based art, rather than woodwork or
sculpting. The paper based art is easily reproduced, and the artist
can't "as easily" make money compared to a carpenter or a sculptor
As you didn't address my earlier points regarding the craft and process
of photography, I can only assume you don't know what you're talking
about in regards to that field. Photography, in the context of this
discussion, is *not*, despite your insistence on categorizing it as, a
"paper based art". It is a *silver halide* based art. Paper is not even
a requirement for making a photograph.
Although you have twice stated how easily it is to reproduce
photographic art without so much as one bit of evidence to support that
claim, your argument for the moment is contentless.
The posters (of "great art" i.e. classical art) I'm guessing you are
talking about are not copies. They are facsimiles at best. The ironic
thing is that nearly all of "the great paintings" to which you
apparently refer, were created well before the advent of copyright law.
That the artists of those times made little more than a pitiful living
(usually less) had nothing to do with the absence of copyright law.
It would be helpful if you would provide evidence, or at least an
example methodology supporting your belief that a carpenter or sculptor
can make more money than someone creating "paper based art" (and please
define paper based art). Do you have experience in a particular art
form, or several, which might support your claim, or are you merely
speculating?
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