I mean, don't get me wrong. It is absolutely untenable for the music industry to continue peddling music as a product, and they should have gotten with the times back when Napster made the offer. But it's not quite so cut-and-dried as "if you would rather folks paid for their music, you're greedy."
Or did you just write for the sheer love of it, with no expectation of compensation? I love writing, but I sure as shit want my paycheck, and it annoys the hell out of my when people torrent books I've worked on (even though it doesn't harm me directly, since I'm usually work for hire) because it displays a lack of respect for the product and for me as the "artist."
Obviously, the comparison doesn't hold up if we expand the terms, but take it for what it's worth.
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That the only choice, then?
I mean, don't get me wrong. It is absolutely untenable for the music industry to continue peddling music as a product, and they should have gotten with the times back when Napster made the offer. But it's not quite so cut-and-dried as "if you would rather folks paid for their music, you're greedy."
Or did you just write for the sheer love of it, with no expectation of compensation? I love writing, but I sure as shit want my paycheck, and it annoys the hell out of my when people torrent books I've worked on (even though it doesn't harm me directly, since I'm usually work for hire) because it displays a lack of respect for the product and for me as the "artist."
Obviously, the comparison doesn't hold up if we expand the terms, but take it for what it's worth.