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Originally Posted by sbroome
As an artist/writer who's also been a freelance web designer for years, I can tell you the one thing that's consistent: people feel art and writing are "FUN" for the creator, and thus not that big of a deal. I mean if the end result is entertaining in any way, it must have been entertaining to create, so what's the big deal? ...
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IMO, the vast majority of people respect artists for there creative ability. Some artists may enjoy there work, but it can be hard work, and it does take a lot of work, in general.
I am not an artists/writer.
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... They think it's a privelege for us to have our work consumed, ...
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I don't get this impression, in general. Maybe a few fringe cases, but in general, no.
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... but one that was a result of the public's complete lack of accountability, and in many cases pride in what they're doing. In half of the discussions on the topics of megaupload and SOPA, people bragged about what piracy sites they used and which ones they would switch to if their favorites got shut down. ...
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I didn't get this impression. I can't recall anyone (I'm sure there were a couple a just skipped over) bragging (or showing pride) in the forums I visit. There is much talk about how easy it is to switch, and how dumb the law is, but people aren't saying they are using the site(s).
IMO.