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2008-01-25 Home Front: Culture Wars

Alchemist Author Pirates His Own Books and makes mucho money!

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Posted by 3dc 2008-01-25 10:56|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Not surprising.

If I find something I like, I buy it. I'm not the only one either. Most people are aware that if the people who make stuff you like don't get paid, then they won't do the stuff you like.

BitTorrent let me find BSG, and I bought the DVDs lent them out and got others to buy it.

It's no accident that Microsoft gives away and ignores piracy on a lot of it's software by developers. Eventually people pay for it, or write something that makes others buy it to run the devs apps.

Posted by Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2008-01-25 11:22|| 2008-01-25 11:22|| Front Page Top

#2 Yo, ho! Yo, ho! An author's life for me!

Posted by Mike 2008-01-25 11:32|| 2008-01-25 11:32|| Front Page Top

#3 This reminds me of a rapper who recently teamed up with Trent Reznor (of Nine Inch Nails) and put his latest album out for free or voluntary donation. So far < 10% of the downloads resulted in payments, but the total number paying was nearly the same number as his previous release, and - here's the kicker - he keeps every penny taken in and there's no record company taking most of the money.

Posted by xbalanke 2008-01-25 16:53|| 2008-01-25 16:53|| Front Page Top

#4 Seems like shareware stuff worked pretty good in the 90's, but somebody like sony or McMillan could never be satiated by anything less than pushing the price to the breaking point.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-01-25 17:57|| 2008-01-25 17:57|| Front Page Top

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