> Who cares if they're also getting value out of you doing it, The author, presumably. > particularly when that value comes at no cost to you? Who would (has

> Who cares if they're also getting value out of you doing it, The author, presumably. > particularly when that value comes at no cost to you? Who would (has) argued that there is a cost. > in return for providing a useful service to you (and one you don't have to use if you don't think it's useful). I think they agree with you, and are making the claim that since they choose not to use the service (considering it exploitative), it is getting increasingly difficult to distribute their work in a way they find ethical. I'm not sure I agree with their arguments completely, but they aren't really "strange" as you suggest.