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Originally Posted by Giggleton
Let's just imagine all markets and all computer servers, and all book warehouses/public libraries as part of the global public library. Why shouldn't we imagine these things as thus? Isn't it imperative that we all read as much as we can in order to advance the condition?
Perhaps it is the idea of selling that is wrong.
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Let's just imagine all goods as part of a global warehouse - everyone
just takes what they want, with a contribution jar at the door.
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How long do you think it would be before the warehouse was empty?
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Digital copies won't empty it, you say? Well, how do you expect
content creators to eat, if they don't get recompense for their effort.
Seeing a number of downloads count increase is not sufficient to
pay their bills.