My feed has a lot of noise about some old books entering the “public domain.” My books are still under copyright. If it weren’t for copyright, I could never have written them.
You can buy them, steal them, or get them for free at the library.
"I could never have written them"... in that era though.
Did you realize that today things like Wikipedia, the Linux kernel and even Mastodon could be counterexamples of that?
@post No, they really can’t. For one thing, they’re not actually books.
Without copyright, some people would still write books. Subsidized professors, vanity authors, independently wealthy people with time on their hands. My books wouldn’t exist, however.
They are projects based on #Copyleft and Free and Open Source Software licenses and are financed differently from the artificial scarcity of #Copyright.
On the other hand what you are stating with certainty, but can't prove it, is that if the law hadn't prosecuted those who reproduce the content of your books then you wouldn't have sold enough hard copies to support your work.
No offense, but what you are arguing is anachronistic and you don't seem to realize where you are: in this network we think differently.
You've already confirmed with facts that our model is better by switching from Twitter to Mastodon, you just need to take the opportunity to revise your beliefs.
@post Do you really think you need to educate me about the wonders of the tech world? Is it possible that it’s you who doesn’t understand the economics of writing books?
I’m a longtime supporter of Wikipedia and an advocate of open source models. Meanwhile, another part of the tech world—the profit-making part—is enriching itself by using and devaluing the work of creators. Don’t help them.
I don't think I wrote any insults; you said something like "do you think you can educate me on tech?" that is a very arrogant thing to say, so what kind of reply did you expect? I even said "no offense" and "with respect".
With your attitude you will just alienate your (potential) readers while other authors build a community online that is willing to support their work.
With your attitude you have to rely on marketing campaigns that cost money, don't add any value and feed an anachronistic, greedy, centralized and censorious industry.
