Creativity & culture are a human right (Reform copyright worldwide for non-profit sharing)
She tweaked the text in response to some of my comments.
The Issue
The problem with intellectual property, consisting mostly of copyright and patents, is that it hinders innovation. Ideas can’t be owned, since we are one consciousness, and creativity is created through people, not by people. Copyright is a tool that limits basic civil liberties and stops the flow of culture, yet is justified and disguised as protection of intellectual property.
Copyright is not needed to protect artists when artists benefit from non-profit cultural sharing. People’s right to access information and share in their own homes should not be limited by copyright. People filming coffee mugs, book covers, etc., should be a natural thing to do. People getting criminalized simply for sharing culture is wrong.
We demand lawmakers and platforms to:
• Legalize all non-commercial, harmless, creative sharing (covers, fandubs, fan tributes, etc.) without getting blocks, strikes, or account loss worldwide
• Recognize cultural sharing as a fundamental human right
Why this matters
Culture thrives when it flows freely, not when it gets restricted. Culture is necessary and a part of our daily lives. For centuries, people have always shared culture.
How the current system unconsciously hurts rights holders:
Pushing people away from sharing makes them disinterested, something Rick Beato and his fans predicted. Charles Berthoud also talked about similar side effects.
For more information about how copyright should be reformed or why intellectual property and copyright are a problem:
• Karl Fogel, The Surprising History of Copyright and The Promise of a Post-Copyright World – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhBpI13dxkI
• Stephan Kinsella, The Problem with Intellectual Property
https://c4sif.org/2025/05/problem-with-intellectual-property-tttc-wp-2/
• Stephan Kinsella, How to Improve Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Law
https://c4sif.org/2011/02/how-to-improve-patent-copyright-and-trademark-law/
• Stephan Kinsella, The Overwhelming Empirical Case Against Patent and Copyright
https://c4sif.org/2012/10/the-overwhelming-empirical-case-against-patent-and-copyright/
Stephan Kinsella’s articles can be found here: https://c4sif.org/
• Boldrin & Levine, Against Intellectual Monopoly
http://www.dklevine.com/general/intellectual/againstfinal.htm
• Jacob H. Huebert, The Fight Against Intellectual Property
https://mises.org/mises-daily/fight-against-intellectual-property
• Tim Lee, Some Punishment of Swartz Was Probably Appropriate – https://c4sif.org/2013/01/tim-lee-some-punishment-of-swartz-was-probably-appropriate/
• Rick Falkvinge, The Case for Copyright Reform – https://falkvinge.net/books/
Just a few examples of people I asked online who feel this frustration too:
