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> Her first book was also written without her receiving any money to do so. But she owned the copyright to it, and could trade that copyright for a contract o
by SeanLuke 7y ago
> Her first book was also written without her receiving any money to do so.
But she owned the copyright to it, and could trade that copyright for a contract on the book. That is, she had a viable monetization mechanism if her work was good.
So once again: absent this, provide a plausible way Rowling could have made money on her first book.
- Retric 7y agoIf we are talking a world without copyright but all other forms of IP, patrions or merchandise.
- unishark 7y ago>So once again: absent this, provide a plausible way Rowling could have made money on her first book. The way she made money was extremely implausible. This is like arguing we need the NBA because it provides a job for LeBron James.