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Originally Posted by Sparrow
They haven't done that work for anyone but themselves; but that doesn't mean passers-by are obliged to pay for the privilege of admiring the efforts of their labour - which enrich their lives to some extent.
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I think one has to make a distinction between work done for the worker's own pleasure, and work done specifically for commercial purposes. For example, the people who create e-books and upload them to this forum certainly don't do so for commercial gain, and no "reward" is expected. People who create e-Books for commercial distribution do so for commercial gain, and deserve to be rewarded if one reads their books.