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Originally Posted by Jellby
And that's exactly the problem with creative works, you don't get paid in accordance to your work or effort, but depending on how much it sells. Then, if a book takes, say, 6 months to write, would a writer consider it fair to sell its rights for a money equivalent to a 6-month salary? regardless of the success it may have in the future, whether there are movies made or not, etc.? If not, why not?
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Well, I would say in an ideal world, yes, the revenue of a book writing an avarage writer taking 6 months should be valued for salary of 6 months + a little extra. While this robs Rowling Millions, it would give a very large number authors a real income, they can reckon with, and having a "real" job. However there is an implication of quality. So yes a qualitative work should be worth more than a less qualitative. And the only messure we have about quality, is the amount of sales...