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Originally Posted by clockworkzombie
I would not think it too likely being raided by the copyright police, for me it is a moral issue, doing the right thing.
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Me too actually. For some reason I respect the work of authors moreso than Hollywood types. I lived near LA for over a decade and it just seemed like if you cannot come up with something new, copy something that works. Authors on the other hand (the better ones) to a larger or smaller extent suffer the same problems as smaller music-makers; the top 5% tend to stay on top with absolute rubbish and those working the bars, making really good original music that cannot get airplay. So I see this kind of distribution as a way around the "bigs", a way to gain exposure to and as a result support the "little guy" (or gal as it were). I rarely buy music through Amazon or other large distributer but love it when I hear someone new in a pub and can buy their entire CD line (or however much they have with them). If an author is dead, this presents a problem of course but I am not about helping the dead ones, I want to help encourage the good ones still alive to write more because lets face it: if they can sell me an ebook or six, that is pure profit for them (cutting out the middle man). I know many will jump up and argue with me but thats how I feel; Joe Snuffy, scifi author needs my money far more than Isaac Asimovs relatives.
