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Old 03-10-2012, 03:05 PM   #226
AndrewH
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Yes there is something stopping me from doing that, and that something is called copyright. Why should I have to ask permission from an author before reworking their text and redistributing it?
For the same reason you can't cut down someone else's tree, or drive off with someone else's car, or walk into the Louvre and paint a moustache on the Mona Lisa. It's not yours.

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For free of course, all proceeds to the author
What proceeds? This entire thread you've been saying authors should work for free because you don't feel like paying for your entertainment.
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