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Originally Posted by taosaur
This world of what "should be" and "would be probably so" strikes me as pure fiction. It's a fact that artists are notoriously neglectful of copyright, handing off its maintenance to third parties or selling it outright, often with little concern for what follows so long as their income persists. Those who wish to manage and assert copyright in every instance remain free to do so with regard to peer networks, but they might consider carefully how those networks have changed the terrain before they decide the best course of action for keeping their copyrights (and their incomes) intact.
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So again you seem to be arguing that the choices of another over their own work somehow bestows on you the right to take advantage of that work without any regard to the originators time and effort and compensation for such?
As for a world of fiction, your entire premise seems based on a fiction of how publishers and authors should be working so as to best benefit you and your desires and if they are not doing so then you have the right to do what you please without compensation to them.
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Originally Posted by taosaur
In all likelihood, no solution will be "worked out." Some creators and publishers will find strategies that leverage the new media and others will find themselves in a corner muttering, "T'ain't right."
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Well obviously for those wanting something for nothing no solution will be worked out. They don't need one anyway because they will simply continue to obtain free access to whatever digital media they want via the net without any regard for the author.
For the rest, as you say, some creators and publishers will find ways to market their works that encourage people to compensate them fairly for their efforts rather than obtain free copies. I'm sure whatever is eventually worked out will be a "solution" that benefits both the authors/publishers and the end consumer otherwise another solution will be needed.
In the mean time, those not happy with the current circumstances will choose to continue accessing others work without regard for their time and effort and will continue to rationalise it by whatever means necessary.
Cheers,
PKFFW