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Originally Posted by taustin
There's a point there, but I don't think it's the point he thinks it is.
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That pretty much sums up the entire piece.
I was really bothered, perhaps more than I should be, about his reference to authors being "one of the few professions directly protected in the Constitution". What he seems to miss is that the provisions and protections in the US Constitution are available to every American citizen. Those protections apply to various types of creative works which anyone can create. He makes it sound like authors are some sort of Constitutionally-protected class, without acknowledging that this particular club is one that anyone can join.
Which brings us to pidgeon92's point - just about everyone seems to be joining the author club these days. Supply and demand has run amok.