Today I’ve got this Issue on my Nationstates (nationstates.net)
Not My Idea
In the throes of an exceptionally lethargic news cycle, the media is turning its attention on the unusual absence of copyright law in NATIONSNAME. At the centre of this debate is the author of an obscure book series, who is demanding artistic justice after an online fan fiction based on his work eclipsed its inspiration in popularity.
I’ve encountered with many choices
1. “This is just… uurrggghh!” slurs Larry RELIGION, author of The Demon-Wizards of D’haw’e’na’wor, holding an empty bottle of scotch. “I work, nnhh, slave my whole life, put my soul into this… Only to be overshadowed by some, some half-brained teenager who… who… stole my ideas! We need copyright laws back to protect… uh… the dignity of authors!” Finishing his rant, he vomits into a nearby bucket.
2. “I don’t see what the big problem is, tbh,” remarks TwiliteSlaya123 in an author’s note in the latest chapter of Fifty Shades of The Demon-Wizards. “It’s just like, I wrote this, kay? Lay off plz! Imo, the government should be supporting us artists! Like by giving me money for being awesome. Next story haz Gay Gandledore setting a dozen Angel-Dragon-Goblins ablaze. 4 teh lulz.”
3. “There is a solution to this issue that is absolutely fair, though its a teensy bit complicated,” says Angela Plath, a former copyright lawyer begging for change on the street corner. “You can let people write freely, but at the same time allow for civil court claims for portions of profit, based on the contribution to the creative process the original ideas-makers have. So, if you’ve got a Demon-Wizard in there, then the author can claim a few percent; if you’ve got an orc in there, then the George JK Token estate can have a chunk; if you’ve got a style reminiscent of another author a few percentage to them; and so on. Sure, that’ll require a lot of court time and complex legal arguments, but… but… I NEED A JOB! I’m begging you, please!” As the closing statement of her argument, she collapses sobbing, hugging your leg.
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Option 3. sounds nice so I choose it.
The result saids ‘The legal minefield around ownership of fiction has demolished the publishing industry.’
In result, my nation get a boost of this qualities.
Ideological Radicality
Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index 2.1%
Law Enforcement
Orwell Orderliness Index 1.9%
Weather
Meters Of Sunlight 1.9%
Income Equality
Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale 0.51%
Eco-Friendliness
Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index 0.45%
Public Education
Edu-tellignce® Test Score 0.45%
Public Transport
Societal Mobility Rating 0.45%
Business Subsidization
Gilded Widget Scale 0.45%
Welfare
Safety Net Mesh Density Rating 0.45%
Public Healthcare
Theresa-Nightingale Rating 0.45%
Foreign Aid
Clooney Contribution Index 0.45%
Safety
Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating 0.16%
Pacifism
Cheeks Turned Per Day 0.10%
Taxation
Effective Tax Rate 0.1%
Government Size
Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index 0.07%
And decline in this qualities
Tourism
Tourists Per Hour 0.06%
Obesity
Obesity Rate 0.15%
Averageness
Average Standardized Normality Scale 0.22%
Wealth Gaps
Rich To Poor Income Ratio 0.39%
Average Income
0.45%
Economic Output
0.45%
Employment
Workforce Participation Rate 0.46%
Economic Freedom
Rand Index 0.73%
Intelligence
Quips Per Hour 0.96%
Culture
Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale 2.9%
Industry: Book Publishing
Bella Potter Productivity e-Index 47.4%
This choice is nice.
