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Originally Posted by Giggleton
Why wouldn't you feel morally obligated to contribute to the creator of a work that has had an impact upon your life?
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There are many, many charities that I have felt a pang telling me it would be good to contribute to them for every one that I actually contribute to.
If you read through this thread, you would get the idea that people actually behave in accord with their value system. Another possibility, though, is that people realize that they don't have to pay, and then come up with a justification. Hey, it wasn't a bad book, but it's not like it had an impact on my life, so why should I pay?
What happened to your earlier plan for some quasi-governmental entity to compensate creators? Does the prospect of this being a tremendous boon to the big six, and bestselling FoxNews authors, now make this less appealing?