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Originally Posted by Xenophon
Given all the posting while I was writing the above blatherings, here's the short version:
For the downloaders: If it's worth your time to read it, watch it, or listen to it, it's worth paying for. On the other hand, if you sample it and hate it, just delete and be happy. Think of it as "voluntary small-scale patronage of the arts."
For the content creators and copyright owners: Provide decent value for people's money, and most folks will pay you willingly. After all, if they like the product, they'll want more of it -- and someone's gotta pay for that! But "decent value for people's money" probably means a lot less per copy than you think it does. Fortunately, the net lets you remove at least one layer from your distribution network. Split that markup with your customers and both creator/owner and customer will be better off.
Xenophon
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I agree, but on the other hand don't you feel somewhat ripped off when only 7-15% of your money goes to the actual author? Wouldn't it be great if I, or you, or any reader could give the full amount to the writer? That's another consequence of the generation we live in, they're becoming less and less tolerant of the big companies that manufacture our culture. They want a way to be directly involved with the creator. They want the money they give to go to the author, not the go-betweens.