Comment by brookst

And this is why I will continue supporting the position of "ending copyright altogether":

Average of (current maximalist copyright; ending copyright) is what you called middle ground.

Average of a sensible position like (current maximalist copyright; ending copyright divided by 2) still does not yield a sensible world where culture and art - or even human interactions - can thrive.

> There may be a middle ground between the current maximalist copyright regime and ending copyright altogether.

The trenches between the different factions are far too deep for any middle ground to have any chance.

Are you proposing this as a bridge to eliminating it entirely? Because to be quite frank, the “copyright holders” don’t deserve a damned thing. They’ve already robbed the commons and will continue to do so. Appeasement is the same as capitulation. And quite frankly the way things are shaping up… association is the same as guilt and I am not in a forgiving mood, having been robbed blind by these same people for my entire life.

And ending copyright altogether would move us much closer to any such middle ground compared to where we are now.