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Originally Posted by bill_mchale
If an author writes a novel he doesn't like, he should get to decide not to distribute it. If an author (or the publisher) wants to sell a work, they get to set the price. If enough potential readers decide the level of compensation is unjust, I assure you the price will drop.
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Bill
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This is just where we disagree, I am free to say that you are wrong. An author should not be able to set a price on their work. They are allowed to upload to the network. Knowledge distribution should not depend on the democracy of whether or not this or that group of people think a price is unjust. Knowledge and its effects are specific to individuals.
Libraries are nice but a library that contains all uploaded texts is better. Why do we not yet have access to this library?