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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 4686437" data-attributes="member: 5143">That's the problem.  That's the view of today.  In times past, people used to create art in order to enlighten, entertain, educate, inspire and so on.  They didn't do it because it was a "product" that needed to be marketed.  That's a more modern concept.But it IS just information.  It's a thought that occurred to someone and they decided to write down, compose, draw, paint, or whatever.  But it's just an idea.And it is my view that those who are exposed to more culture are smarter, healthier, more adaptable, and better members of our society.  A large amount of the problems in the world happen due to lack of education, lack of access to information and culture.  The more these things are spread around, the better the world is for EVERYONE.The major problem with society over the past two hundred years or so is that people have decided that information and culture should be restricted to only those who can afford them.I just don't see any way for technology to evolve the way it has been without IP and Copyright Laws both being MAJORLY overhauled.  For our society to advance, we need to be able to share these things.  Right now, there are too many companies who own the exclusive rights to technology that, if combined, could likely make our lives way better.  But because each of them owns the rights to their own parts of the puzzle, they won't be combined for the next 50 or 100 years.  It sets our society back.</blockquote>

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