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Originally Posted by jswinden
All I'm saying is that in my opinion a work of art like a novel should be the PROPERTY of the author until s/he sells same to another person or allows someone to inherit it.
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Had that happened, a book that currently costs US$5.00 would cost at least US$5,000, if not more. The price difference is due to insurance premiums to cover the inevitable copyright lawsuit, and the resulting royalty payments, because your work is a copyright violation. An infringement that occurred despite you having never heard of the author, much less the work that was allegedly infringed upon.