Just like when CreativeAmerica misrepresented the numbers on their petetion a few months back? IIRC there was some talk about people getting paid for signatures...? The article is around but I'm on mobile and not up for digging.
Ouch. Reminds me of one author's reaction to a fan uploading one of her ebooks to some file-sharing site. She reported her to the FBI. What made me cringe was this fan emailed the author raving about how much she loved the book. A verified fan. I'm not arguing for or against unauthorized up/downloading, but seriously.
Note: I haven't read all the comments yet.
I often find myself blacklisting authors who present themselves in such a terrible light, I lose all interest in their work. This is assuming I was ever interested to begin with. If all you seem to do is rant about "piracy" and spend more time and energy regarding your fanbase as beneath your feet, complaining loudly about lost royalties, etc... don't expect me to spare half a glance at your work, legally or otherwise. I don't give a damn if anyone thinks I'm "missing out" on something (and who are you to be coaching me on my tastes, anyway? False worry grates my nerves).
It's true that some people are able to seperate the artist from the content. That's great for them. I refuse to do it though, life is too short and there's already so much legally free content out there that I don't have to waste my time on assholes. Of course, there may be a few exceptions, but only a few. ;)
I almost wish I had a facebook account so I could participate with spreading the message... almost. The kind of people I used to be "friends" with are exactly the kind of people who need to be informed about these issues the most... But three months was quite enough for me.
Please explain why an Indie artist should not have the right to share their work over bittorrent, cyberlocker, or any other site that allows user-generated content?
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:)
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Creative America
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Whitelist and Blacklist
Note: I haven't read all the comments yet.
I often find myself blacklisting authors who present themselves in such a terrible light, I lose all interest in their work. This is assuming I was ever interested to begin with. If all you seem to do is rant about "piracy" and spend more time and energy regarding your fanbase as beneath your feet, complaining loudly about lost royalties, etc... don't expect me to spare half a glance at your work, legally or otherwise. I don't give a damn if anyone thinks I'm "missing out" on something (and who are you to be coaching me on my tastes, anyway? False worry grates my nerves).
It's true that some people are able to seperate the artist from the content. That's great for them. I refuse to do it though, life is too short and there's already so much legally free content out there that I don't have to waste my time on assholes. Of course, there may be a few exceptions, but only a few. ;)
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Blatant
The Internet Party. IP. I like it.
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Response to: jupiterkansas on Jan 19th, 2012 @ 8:21pm
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I got it!
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Re: Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley also
Anyway sorry, here's a better link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Cb7xzHB5is
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Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley also
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Sure, I believe you MS.
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Re: Consumers ARE being underserved
"Just a few" meaning "less than the majority of all consumers".
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Re: This says it all ..
Now more and more people are becoming aware of these bills, and its supporters keep taking the blue pill.
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