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Originally Posted by Robert Marquard
The donation to authors idea has a problem. Personality comes into account. The author may write beautiful books, but is ugly or a real asshole. The difference is giving money to the author or buying books.
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The majority of readers never meet the authors, or know what they look like, so it's not an issue.
I had the good fortune to know Alfred Bester, years back. Charming, cultured, and as the late James Blish once put it, "One of the nicest people you could ever hope to meet whose feet still touched the ground when he walked."
Someone else commented "Alfred Bester was what I always thought writers were like until I
met some!"
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See the SFWA DMCA story. Guess what happens if he is payed for his personal conduct.
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Which he are you referring to? The one who instigated the DRM take-down order on SFWA's behalf?
I just wonder how long it will be before he gets a choice of resigning or facing impeachment.
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Dennis