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A doctor still has to put in effort for each patient he sees. The author doesn't. This isn't meant as a slight on the authors. It's just the nature of their work. Both deserve the fruit of their efforts. But based on the difference that only one of them has to put in efforts again and again for each patient, people will generally tend to value the former more than the latter, which generally gets reflected in the monetary compensation involved. Both get reimbursed, one gets reimbursed more than the other for good reason. Its the same principle as people paying more for a live music performance than for a mass produced reproduction (mp3, cd etc) of the same performance. |
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That's the point: an author does all the work up front, and doesn't get paid until it's all done.
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At no point do I mean to say that. You're creating straw men arguments. |
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At that is exactly why intellectual property laws came to be.
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Doctors and lawyers also do not get paid until they put in the effort and work to get licensed. Then they only get paid only if they go out there and see multiple clients/patients. Its the nature of the job. And they get compensated for it.
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I'm honestly not sure why you're raising the issue of doctors and lawyers - they do a completely different type of job. A job in which you create something for no pay, and then sell it, is fundamentally different from paid work in which you are being paid for your labour as you do it. Writing a book is an example of the former; doctors and lawyers, the latter.
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Service vs (intellectual) Product
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Profit is dependent on many factors, but there is a minimum profit level that a seller can continue to operate on. Above that is gravy, but that gravy is what pays the big shots and also provides good nubmers for investors to invest in your company. And yes, some products will sell above the minimum level due to various factors. And those are the companies you want to own stock in. |
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Double ***sigh***... ahh, it's the old "It's a straw man argument..." You brought 'em up by comparing apples and oranges... compare like to like and you have comparison, compare dis-similar and your starting the straw wars... personally I prefer the Lucas version...
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Again, this comparison is just simply not valid when you are talking service vs. intellectual product. |
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