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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 4698806" data-attributes="member: 5143">And I still think there is a way to get paid without Copyright laws.  I don't have all the answers, I admit.  I still think it is possible without all the laws that exist now for you to write a book freelance, have WOTC pay you for it, and sell 50,000 copies of the book(or whatever it sells).I just don't think the laws should reinforce the fact that WOTC owns that book(along with you) for an indefinite period of time and that each and every person who ever reads the book owes you money, even in 50 or 100 years.I think that making money should be tied more on your ability to deliver the information to me rather than the information itself.  I'll pay WOTC to allow me to download a copy of the book if I can't find it elsewhere.  I'll pay WOTC for a physical copy of a book for the convenience factor of not having to pay for the paper, ink, and the time to print it out myself.  I'll even pay a small fee above what it costs for the physical material in order to reward you for your hard work.However, I don't think you are owed that by each and every person in the world who happens to come in contact with your work.  Some people will find no value in it or so little value that they don't feel it is worth money.  And I think, with art being subjective that they should be able to hold that opinion.I respect you, Ari.  I think your work is great.  I'd pay for it for sure.  There are other people out there whose work I'd love to read, but I don't think I'd ever get any use out of it.  If I don't get any use out of it, then it is simply words on a page.  It's worth picking up used for the value of the paper it cost to print it on or downloading it for free off the internet.</blockquote>

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