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Originally Posted by Thasmodious It is many people's views, including mine, that the intellectual property laws in America are very unjust. They exist to enslave the creators, inventors, musicians and artists, exploit the consumer and protect the rights of the distributors. The creator doesn't own the property created, the company that distributes the property owns it. The creator has to actually give up their rights to it to the company that has print facilities and a distribution network. Ideas, information and art should belong to everyone, not to the distribution companies.
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I do not believe this is a problem with IP law. This is a problem with contracts and corporate capitalism. The only way to see any significant and lucrative distribution of your work is to sell off the bulk of the profit to a corporation with the capacity to produce, distribute, and promote it.
Not all corporations work or have to work like this, but you'll generally find the ones that work more equitably with their talent are a heck of a lot smaller and personal and less profitable.
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