I may only know you from words you've written through this community, but you don't strike me as the type to do something like that. I don't think it would help either, since you'd just be becoming the thing you're arguing against, no?
Now, up there I stated that I don't think people SHOULD go around doing this, in fact, I think they probably should not, and should find other ways to make money, but honestly, if I make a list of the pros and cons for the situation of YOU selling MY work, it doesn't come out as bad as all that. I'm not currently selling my work, so I'm literally not loosing money. I may not like that you did it without permission, but your lack of permission may very well result in either no detriment to me, or an increase in traffic, attention, comments, etc. It may even show me that people are willing to buy my stuff (I doubt it lol) and inspire me to start selling it myself. Why am I so wrong for just thinking about the issue in this way, instead of being cliche and getting up in arms and thinking that the law is the best protector of IP?
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Date: 2010-06-23 03:16 am (UTC)Now, up there I stated that I don't think people SHOULD go around doing this, in fact, I think they probably should not, and should find other ways to make money, but honestly, if I make a list of the pros and cons for the situation of YOU selling MY work, it doesn't come out as bad as all that. I'm not currently selling my work, so I'm literally not loosing money. I may not like that you did it without permission, but your lack of permission may very well result in either no detriment to me, or an increase in traffic, attention, comments, etc. It may even show me that people are willing to buy my stuff (I doubt it lol) and inspire me to start selling it myself. Why am I so wrong for just thinking about the issue in this way, instead of being cliche and getting up in arms and thinking that the law is the best protector of IP?