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Originally Posted by hildea
"only the people who loved to write would publish books"? Surely you mean "only people who can afford to spend a significant amount of time on a hobby would publish books".
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The vast majority of people who spent a significant amount of time writing a book never made a dime from it. Most of them were not affluent. They took a chance and lost. There are only a very few winners and all of them know that starting out. Removing copyright just might remove some of those who don't love writing from the mix and increase the chances for those who do.
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Originally Posted by hildea
Not to mention the expansion of whose voices and perspectives we get to read, as publishing (slowly) gets more diverse.
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That might be a valid argument against my suggestion. It's something to consider.
Barry