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Originally Posted by petrucci
I have vacillated on this issue in the past. Certainly it seems reasonable for someone to be free to give away their work. On the other side of the coin, a very rich person could give away their work and put a working class person out of a job. I fear the potential for the mega rich to crush industries, as they have the capitol to do so. For those who think that such things do not happen research Government subsidised crops in the US and their effect on agriculture in developing countries.
I think that it is reasonable for the price of items to reflect the time that people spend on them.
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If it is yours, do as you wish. If you want to give it away for free, that's your business. Government subsidized crops don't have anything to do with what people charge for their books.
It's not reasonable for the price to reflect the time that people spend on them. Demand is what sets the price. Should a ticket to a three hour movie cost twice as much as a ticket to a 90 minute movie? Should a book that I love that takes me only a day to read cost less than a book that I endure after slogging through it for a week?