PD is a threat to young creators creativity (was: Re: [Upd-discuss] !@!Public Domain & Eminent Domain)

[Jean-Baptiste Soufron]

>
>> I would like to add something about a new attack on PD. It is just
>> beginning to rise here in France and I don't know much what it's
>> about in other countries.
>>
>> This came from theater plays writers who begun to explain that PD
>> plays are a threat to their industry since the public these plays can
>> be performed freely when theaters must pay new creators for their  
>> work.
>>
>
> Well it's true, isn't it?  It /is/ a threat to new playwrights.   
> Unless,
> of course, they're talented or relevant enough.

I don't think it is true. The Public is not interested in new plays  
because they are bad. That simple.

Plus the existence of a strong PD for playwrights has a very  
interesting positive effect for young creators in the sense that even  
if they fail to meet their public with their own creations, they can  
always get it back by playing PD stuff for free. That means that if  
they lose money with their creation, they have access to a full PD  
directory for free so they can go on performing their art until they  
become successfull at last.