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Originally Posted by Hitch
The mere fact that you want it means it has value. It has value to YOU, because you WANT IT. If it was an object, you'd have to a) buy it or b) steal it. It's even more ironic to me that none of you realize that the very basis of this discussion--that you want this thing--means that it does have value, and therefore, it has a value to which its creator is entitled
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But it's not an object. It's an idea.
On what basis do you conclude that the creator is entitled not merely to the physical embodiment of the idea he has made up, but to every possible commercial exploitation of the idea, which you refer to as "value?"
You tell me a story you made up. I think it's a damn fine story, though poorly told, so I go over to some people who didn't hear it and say "for a buck apiece, I'll tell you the story ol' Hitch just told me." They've heard your stories before, and btw, they know I tell them better than you do, so they pull out their wallets.
Why should the mere fact that you made up the story mean that you should be able to stop me retelling it?
Why should you profit from all the hard work I put in turning your stories into something people will pay me to hear?