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Re: E-books, piracy, and the commodification of literature Macharius Send a noteboard - 09/12/2010 03:46:39 AM
What's the effective difference between "e-piracy" and a library? With either one, I can read a book and not have to pay for it. With either one, I can (and have!) discovered authors whose books I would not have if I'd had to pay first. And guess what? Some of those authors, I've gone and purchased some of their other books. Sales made that never would've happened had I not had the chance to read them on a trial basis.

I'm pretty sure that's not the issue you necessarily intended to address, but it's a starting point for realistic discussion on "the scourge of the artistic world known as e-piracy"... whether it's books, music, games, etc.
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E-books, piracy, and the commodification of literature Larry - 08/12/2010 02:31:00 AM 1370 Views
So we shouldn't just hook up writers to huge hamster wheels and force them to write and run? Tom - 08/12/2010 04:58:16 AM 1442 Views
I agree with most of what you say, Tom Larry - 09/12/2010 03:16:48 AM 1018 Views
Let us say "materialistic culture". Tom - 09/12/2010 03:30:39 AM 975 Views
That'll work Larry - 09/12/2010 03:41:18 AM 905 Views
Speaking of camels through the eyes of needles... Tom - 10/12/2010 03:09:09 AM 860 Views
Re: Speaking of camels through the eyes of needles... Larry - 10/12/2010 11:25:41 AM 937 Views
I think that the idea of "the commodification of literature" is one that is flawed Brian - 08/12/2010 07:53:50 AM 1198 Views
I think you misunderstand me, to some extent at least Larry - 09/12/2010 03:19:20 AM 940 Views
Discussions of ebook piracy are largely irrelevant until more people use e-readers. Ghavrel - 08/12/2010 10:41:40 AM 985 Views
E-piracy is a symptom, not a cause Larry - 09/12/2010 03:22:05 AM 962 Views
Uhm, or they just want to read and can't afford to spend money on books? LadyLorraine - 10/12/2010 05:56:53 PM 853 Views
Re: E-books, piracy, and the commodification of literature Macharius - 09/12/2010 03:46:39 AM 946 Views
I'm with you. callandor1000 - 11/12/2010 01:34:54 PM 981 Views
Authors get compensated for libraries. *NM* Camilla - 11/12/2010 05:05:30 PM 418 Views
That varies by location. ranagrande - 11/12/2010 08:07:52 PM 949 Views
I think you are conflating the text and the book. Camilla - 11/12/2010 05:04:37 PM 976 Views
That's not my argument at all Larry - 11/12/2010 08:13:36 PM 897 Views
The whole thing gets even weirder with libraries. beetnemesis - 13/12/2010 04:46:15 PM 1073 Views
Sorry...as soon as you said you injected Marxist ideas into it I had to stop reading...otherwise dacole - 19/12/2010 06:10:12 AM 900 Views
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