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0 pointslblume1y ago0 comments

Exactly. Everyone should have the right to have access to this.

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Are you sure that everything should be in the public domain? Say you spend a year writing a book, shouldn't you be able to sell it?

lrvick1y ago

I have open sourced all work I legally can for the past 20 years, and it has only given me more exposure and made it easier for people to trust me with significant budget to solve their hardest problems.

Also I happily buy lots of books from people like Cory Doctorow and nostarchpress -because- their books are public and I want to support authors that value the freedom of their readers.

Books that are DRM or copyright protected however, I buy used paper copies or pirate because why would I financially support people that do not respect my freedom?

palata1y ago

Where do you find Cory Doctorow's books for free? Because here it requires me to pay: https://craphound.com/shop/

Are you sure they are free?

philipkglass1y ago

He has released many of his stories and novels under Creative Commons:

https://www.freesfonline.net/authors/Cory_Doctorow.html

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rafaelero1y ago

They should sell for a price it would make pirating it pointless. Like what Spotify or Netflix did to audio and visual content. Then they can use the exposure to find other ways to make money.

StefanBatory1y ago

Or if you don't agree with the price, do not buy it. You are NOT entitled to entertain yourself in any way you want. (unless it's funded by taxes etc, in which case... okay, it's open to discussion.)

Look, let's be honest - what gives you or others the right to steal from others?

lrvick1y ago

If buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing.

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alickz1y ago

> what gives you or others the right to steal from others?

I think technically it's copying more than stealing

Like if you could wait for someone to design and build a car and then CTRL+C/V it for yourself (is it possible to steal in a post-scarcity society?)

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qup1y ago

That's what I do, personally.

But you call it "stealing," others call it "copying."

Stealing takes, from someone, something they own.

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palata1y ago

You do realise that artists don't make a living from Spotify, right?

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palata1y ago

Are you sure that everything should be in the public domain? Say you spend a year writing a book, shouldn't you be able to sell it?

lrvick1y ago

Also I happily buy lots of books from people like Cory Doctorow and nostarchpress -because- their books are public and I want to support authors that value the freedom of their readers.

Books that are DRM or copyright protected however, I buy used paper copies or pirate because why would I financially support people that do not respect my freedom?

palata1y ago

Where do you find Cory Doctorow's books for free? Because here it requires me to pay: https://craphound.com/shop/

Are you sure they are free?

philipkglass1y ago

He has released many of his stories and novels under Creative Commons:

https://www.freesfonline.net/authors/Cory_Doctorow.html

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rafaelero1y ago

They should sell for a price it would make pirating it pointless. Like what Spotify or Netflix did to audio and visual content. Then they can use the exposure to find other ways to make money.

StefanBatory1y ago

Look, let's be honest - what gives you or others the right to steal from others?

lrvick1y ago

If buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing.

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alickz1y ago

> what gives you or others the right to steal from others?

I think technically it's copying more than stealing

Like if you could wait for someone to design and build a car and then CTRL+C/V it for yourself (is it possible to steal in a post-scarcity society?)

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qup1y ago

That's what I do, personally.

But you call it "stealing," others call it "copying."

Stealing takes, from someone, something they own.

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palata1y ago

You do realise that artists don't make a living from Spotify, right?

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