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Originally Posted by Dusty Bottoms
And I am saying that creators create in all kinds of economies for all kinds of reasons. When Solzhenitzyn wrote Cancer Ward or The Gulag Archipelgo, I would reckon the impetus wasn't 'putting food on the table' (horrible phrase) but because he had something to say and wanted to say it. People will create even if that means they are killed because of that creation. This low level, capitalistic drive that is far more prevalent in North America than anywhere else, is not universal. In Europe a lot of art and creativity is subsidsed or unpaid, local theater being only one example...art galleries etc. And again, as per what others have said in this thread, the copyright law we have now in it's abused and useless form, means nothing to the audience and even less to individual creators who cannot defend the copyright without access to expensive laywers.
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I wondered how long it would be before this argument was made.
What it boils down to is......creators will always create. They do it because they feel the need, have something to say, to promote change and for many other reasons.
So if creators will always create regardless of payment.......why should we pay them?
And if they dare to admit that they would like to earn their living doing what they love and not have to work some other job then we can demean them by suggesting they are greedy capitalist pigs who should be happy to get a "real job" like the rest of us and create in their spare time if they really want to. If they are not willing to do so then we don't want their type of creation do we?
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Originally Posted by Dusty Bottoms
No, we are seeing a fundamental shift in economics in the digital era. From scarcity to post scarcity. When the supply side of the economic equation is removed, then the suggested Economic laws of supply and demand no longer works as it should. The markets we see now are building on good will and community.
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The supply side of the distribution model is moving towards post-scarcity. That is, data can be endlessly replicated at virtually no cost.
The supply side of the creation remains the same. That is, whilst everyone can pump out some trashy "novel", not everyone can turn out a novel worth reading.
The idea that there is no inherent value in the digital data totally disregards the time, effort and "scarcity" of the talent that went into creating it.
Of course it is up to each individual to decide for themselves if they are going to value someone elses work because it brings them joy in the reading or if they are going to deem it valueless simply because it can be copied easily.
Cheers,
PKFFW