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Leyor · 05-12-2011, 08:42 PM

I'll have to agree with Anarmadoll,

It seems that we keep returning to the price itself having some intrinsic property.
It doesn't.

We've established that from a historical viewpoint, that Copyright reduced the authors earnings pr. work and that the high price pr book actually resulted in only one group of people benefiting: Publishers. And that Copyright quelled innovation lessening the amount of original works pr. year. So we don't really need to beat around that bush anymore.

I think the important thing here, is that prices being high or low, or publishers benefitting economically or authors benefitting economically, isn't nescessarily a goal in itself. As we can see there is actual alot of factors to consider beyond pure economics.

For me, giving as many people as possible access to as much information as possible, that can enrich their lives, has value.

For me, ensuring a system that supports innovation and new original works, has value.

For me, a system that lets you actually own the books you buy, instead of renting them, has value.

I could keep on, but I think the main reason here is that the reason it has value is because, I am one of those people. I might not live in Nepal and not be able to afford proper university books, but I am an user or a consumer like them. I am not a publisher.

And while it shouldn't be nescessary. I've purchased alot of copyrighted material, from textbooks to hardcover novels to Games and music. I've chosen to gather only e-books from drm free sources like Baen and Gutenberg.

I just think this issue transcends wheter Peter wants to download a pirated novel of Twillight. It's about creating a durable system that guarantees people access to information and can actually promote innovation in a time where the industry is fighting change with more and more extended controls that hurts every one of us.

05-12-2011, 08:42 PM	#116
Leyor Ninja Librarian Posts: 179 Karma: 347750 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denmark Device: Sony PRS-950, Cybook 3. gen, Sony T1, Kindle Paperwhite	I'll have to agree with Anarmadoll, It seems that we keep returning to the price itself having some intrinsic property. It doesn't. We've established that from a historical viewpoint, that Copyright reduced the authors earnings pr. work and that the high price pr book actually resulted in only one group of people benefiting: Publishers. And that Copyright quelled innovation lessening the amount of original works pr. year. So we don't really need to beat around that bush anymore. I think the important thing here, is that prices being high or low, or publishers benefitting economically or authors benefitting economically, isn't nescessarily a goal in itself. As we can see there is actual alot of factors to consider beyond pure economics. For me, giving as many people as possible access to as much information as possible, that can enrich their lives, has value. For me, ensuring a system that supports innovation and new original works, has value. For me, a system that lets you actually own the books you buy, instead of renting them, has value. I could keep on, but I think the main reason here is that the reason it has value is because, I am one of those people. I might not live in Nepal and not be able to afford proper university books, but I am an user or a consumer like them. I am not a publisher. And while it shouldn't be nescessary. I've purchased alot of copyrighted material, from textbooks to hardcover novels to Games and music. I've chosen to gather only e-books from drm free sources like Baen and Gutenberg. I just think this issue transcends wheter Peter wants to download a pirated novel of Twillight. It's about creating a durable system that guarantees people access to information and can actually promote innovation in a time where the industry is fighting change with more and more extended controls that hurts every one of us.