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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
[...]As to money and copyright....Follow the money. Who gets most of it? The artist? Shucks no, the middleman gets it.[... snipped for brevity, you can read the rest above ...]
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To a certain extent I agree with you, it's the middlemen (the publishers, the printers, the distributors), that get most of the money. BUT ... drop the copyright and what exactly changes? All you're left with are the middlemen, and you can be sure at least some of them will continue to find ways to make sure they continue to get paid.
For many years to come there will continue be print books, so publishers and printers will continue to earn. For ebooks you only have to look at existing Internet business practices to see that such middlemen continue to make money. When you drop the copyright the main one you're actually making a long term difference to is the creator.