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Old 04-08-2013, 03:52 PM   #7
Freeshadow
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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash View Post
That pretty much sums up the entire piece.

I was really bothered, perhaps more than I should be, about his reference to authors being "one of the few professions directly protected in the Constitution". What he seems to miss is that the provisions and protections in the US Constitution are available to every American citizen. Those protections apply to various types of creative works which anyone can create. He makes it sound like authors are some sort of Constitutionally-protected class, without acknowledging that this particular club is one that anyone can join.
Well everybody is free to write - that said neither you nor I (or anybody else) Is obliged to read everything.
The only difference between that and music is that no one tries to assault us with an "$_country next bestselling author" show.
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