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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
To me: copyright is a way to protect the creator from being ripped off by some unscrupulous person that is out to make a quick buck off someone else's hard word.
It sounds like some in this thread are saying artists don't need money. Or they should be generous and let everyone profit but not themselves.
To those people I want to ask would you do your job for free. Or even better, would you do your job and then let your boss pay someone else for the work you did?
If the answer is no, then why should the creators of books be any different?
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Silly rhetoric. I won't repeat the real purpose of copyright because it seems to be pointless to do so. You are selectively correct: copyright is meant to protect the creator. You simply select to leave out why, instead running off into speculation and accusation.
Once again, people shouting at each other from their distant mountaintops.