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Originally Posted by PKFFW
I am just against the idea that the consumer's rights should trump all else. I am against the idea that the creator should simply accept that consumers can get their work for free and so should therefore be willing to take whatever payment the consumer wants to give if anything at all.
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I would not argue the "consumer's rights" line... But the fact remains that in these digital times it is inherently difficult to prevent distribution of author's work ... without a compensation. Piracy is a serious problem, primarily due to the fact that it is so WIDELY practiced.
Mind you, I am not advocating piracy. I just think that it is unwise to close one's eyes to its existence.
And if we chose not to ignore the (however sad) reality, then the question that begs the answer is NOT "What is right or moral?", it is "What is doable?".
Going "cap in hand" to the audience is certainly an option.