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They established early copyright because publishers would just print copies of books and never pay the authors at all. The middlemen aren't going to do it volun
by knome 3y ago
They established early copyright because publishers would just print copies of books and never pay the authors at all. The middlemen aren't going to do it voluntarily, and if they do, they'll be undercut by those that don't.
- Zambyte 3y agoAuthors can sell their own books even if someone else publishes it. Especially if it's published into the public domain.