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   Valerie Aurora (vaurora@wandering.shop)'s status on Saturday, 25-Mar-2023 16:56:20 JST Valerie Aurora

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   • Falcon Darkstar

   @falcon I think the most likely future is the fan-based patreon style where fans basically pay authors directly to produce and self-publish their next work, which would make copyright moot when it comes to readable copies of the work

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     Falcon Darkstar (falcon@mastodon.falconk.rocks)'s status on Saturday, 25-Mar-2023 16:56:21 JST Falcon Darkstar

     The fact that book sales spiked enormously during the internet archive's short-lived NEL program is a very strong argument that we could substantially weaken copyright protections and still provide sufficient incentive to create new cultural works.