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Originally Posted by riemann42
As far as considering my ideas Marxist, I find that interesting, and difficult to parse. I will think about this, and see if I can figure out how agreeing that an artist should be compensated for the sale of his/her work is Marxist. When I understand it, I will excise all such ideas from my brain so that when I testify before congress I can say I am not a communist, and mean it.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_added
Basically you argued they deserve pay and I argue they deserve the chance to try and turn a profit but with no guarantee that it will happen. My way let's people try to market their creation and get paid or not based on market forces you argued that since they created something they deserve money.
Think of it like this...
Bob was a pirate.
"Arr" said Bob.
Bob the pirate went on to do pirate things and then he died.
Okay pay me for my fabulous story of the pirate Bob.
Or you know I could try to sell it and never make a penny because it's not worth the electrons it took to send it to your computer.
Marxism places value of something in the work.