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Old 02-01-2011, 04:23 PM   #203
Maggie Leung
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People get told this all the time. It's called commission sales work. You don't get a buyer to agree to pay you money, and you don't get a cut, no matter how much time you've spent.

Look, I am not condoning piracy by any means. But the 'writing is a job' thing doesn't hold any weight for me. I work a 9-5 sort of job and I have a contract. I can sue my boss if she doesn't pay me for it. On the other hand, I *have* done commission sales, and NOT gotten paid for it. No sale, no money. Writers are, from a business standpoint, commission sales workers. You have to pitch to your customer and convince them why they should give you a sale as opposed to going with some other option. If you are not doing that, you won't make money.
Your consent was required for commissioned work. Authors have no choice if their work is posted on the darknet by others.
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