EwonRael comments on What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore?

[–] EwonRael@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

In most cases I agree with you, but what about a musician who makes passive income off of people streaming their music, or people who buy my fonts?

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Cap it at the original 28 years after creation. The current 70 years after the creator's death is ridiculous.

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[–] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Even 15 years is a lot of money for something you most likely spent under 6 months creating. Of course, we could always have a detailed system and not just one flat time frame.

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[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I think people overestimate how much the average creator can get from their work over time. They need to keep creating to maintain a livable income. Also, 28 years is a good number because it prevents mega corporations from stealing from small creators. Imagine if some novel series becomes a big hit, but Disney or Warner Brothers could just adapt it whenever they pleased without paying the author.

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[–] amorangi@lemmy.nz 12 points 3 months ago (1 child)

Why should you be paid in perpetuity for work you did once? I'd love it if someone paid me residules for the work I did today making widgets.

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[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

But how should a singer who produces an album, or an author who writes a book, or whatever be compensated? Its popularity isn't really known until after it's published, it's not really fair for a damn good writer to get paid the same as someone who produces slop.

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