tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468643916756368998.post1990964616999891200..comments2023-06-26T02:58:39.010-07:00Comments on The Muse's Library: A Few Thoughts on Internet "Piracy"Erin Latimerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966784285634663955noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468643916756368998.post-82917920513916673262014-03-28T16:14:16.765-07:002014-03-28T16:14:16.765-07:00This, so much!! :)
ABSOLUTELY support the artists...This, so much!! :)<br /><br />ABSOLUTELY support the artists!! If you wanna "try before you buy" (which is fair, I'm very choosy about my media) there are TONS of ways to do than, up and including contacting the artist in question. Chances are, they'd happily send you a sample to make a sale. <br /><br />The other way is just selfish and greedy.<br /><br />(Now, I realize I say this and then I have Cap'n Hook pirating media in my novel, which may seem *ahem* to unintentionally condone such behavior. This is why it's called parody.<br /><br />No-no, children. Cap'n Hook is a bad guy see? So he does bad things for which, I think you'll find, he's punished for eventually through Neverland due process. What he's doing isn't right, nor is online piracy. It is in fact stealing and devaluing the creativity, resources and efforts involved in making it.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585030829067724720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468643916756368998.post-46799096721936802942013-02-14T09:26:11.028-08:002013-02-14T09:26:11.028-08:00Legalize it and regulate it to that if they sell i...Legalize it and regulate it to that if they sell it, it will be illigelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468643916756368998.post-31713680537088915282013-01-10T17:02:02.531-08:002013-01-10T17:02:02.531-08:00Hmm, well like I suggested, wattpad has loads of f...Hmm, well like I suggested, wattpad has loads of free books that are downloaded there by the authors, and therefore, you are given the author's permission (and blessing) to read for free.<br /><br />And I guess it comes to the old question, would you steal bread if you were going hungry? It's a moral dilemma, only it's a book, not bread, so...would you steal to entertain yourself? More and more people do, and the price is paid by the authors, unfortunately. Erin Latimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06966784285634663955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468643916756368998.post-65818355732336539712013-01-10T16:56:45.378-08:002013-01-10T16:56:45.378-08:00Sadly, I think people have a "but...I don'...Sadly, I think people have a "but...I don't care if it's stealing, I still want it for free" mentality. When someone calls them out on it, they'll make up any excuse, even though there's really no leg to stand on.Erin Latimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06966784285634663955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468643916756368998.post-8037043630349574302013-01-10T16:55:40.607-08:002013-01-10T16:55:40.607-08:00I completely agree (or just ignorant, depending on...I completely agree (or just ignorant, depending on the person).Erin Latimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06966784285634663955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468643916756368998.post-72487479538871418752013-01-10T16:30:40.482-08:002013-01-10T16:30:40.482-08:00Disagree on some points, but agree on others. You ...Disagree on some points, but agree on others. You don't live in a near 3rd world country where kids have to work their asses off to help their parents to pay off the bills. With that said, should a person like me who has 2 parents working constantly for a low income, with a younger brother and a sister, going to middle school and that's in a library that can't supply him with a decent epic fantasy books buy them? Same goes for music - although more and more I plan to buy some music.Believe it or not - even those who WANT to buy books and music like me don't have the means to pay it - today, everything goes through PayPal which is not available where i live. Not to mention that the things I'm interested in aren't even PUBLISHED here. So if I can download it for free, and I have found it, I will take my opportunity 'cause life's not generous twice in a row. :)Professor Charles Xavierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007309585694856127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468643916756368998.post-56999099164342697162013-01-09T13:43:36.216-08:002013-01-09T13:43:36.216-08:00I completely agree. The funny thing is, when I ch...I completely agree. The funny thing is, when I challenge people on this they don't have a good argument. They just say "well, but I can do it." The logic seems to be that if you can get it for free, why not? Augh.<br />Janeen Ippolitohttp://thequietpen.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5468643916756368998.post-57818454691880070672013-01-09T13:42:30.132-08:002013-01-09T13:42:30.132-08:00Completely agree. This is why I like Wattpad and S...Completely agree. This is why I like Wattpad and Smashwords. Both of these sites have free, or in Smashwords case, cheap, books to read. If you are downloading a book illegaly, then you are very low. That is all I have to say on the matter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09374256655228213443noreply@blogger.com