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Originally Posted by dmikov
Well, think again. Not only we can (like in talking all kinda nonsense, that internet is famous for), but in fact as a people who pay money for what we need - we must.
Not, that I am all for poor or hobby writers, but talks about the right of a writer to be make a comfortable living and his children to be paid 50 years after he cannot be paid is a little too much to swallow. Everybody should be rewarded, but the current copyright and drm system are so bad, that their good purpose and goals are as useful as water in rubbing alcohol for quenching the thirst.
Think about painters for a second, once you sold a picture you don't tell the new owner what to do and how and for how long to display the new painting.
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Talk of DRM, copyright length and all the rest is really only tangentially related to the right or otherwise of an author to make a living from their work.
An author does have the right to make a living from their work if they can find a way to do so.
You, as a consumer, have the right to purchase their work or not as you see fit. I would even agree that once purchased you should, and do imho, have the right to remove DRM for your own personal use.
Suggestions that authors should not have the right to make a living from their work sounds like nothing else but sour grapes. Especially when you add "I'm all for poor or hobby writers". It makes it sound like you simply don't think someone should be able to earn a living doing something they love and is "easy"(labour wise) when you have to go out and earn a living doing a "real job".(so to speak)
Cheers,
PKFFW