>Yeah, paying is fair, but so long as you contribute back, you've paid, IMHO. I actually agree with this viewpoint, it makes me think of Peter Serafinowicz's w

>Yeah, paying is fair, but so long as you contribute back, you've paid, IMHO. I actually agree with this viewpoint, it makes me think of Peter Serafinowicz's why I steal movies article https://gizmodo.com/why-i-steal-movies-even-ones-im-in-5539417 https://gizmodo.com/why-i-steal-movies-even-ones-im-in-55394... however - I'm not sure if Serafinowicz would think that some guy on the internet writing articles is actually contributing back in the same way he might feel if you were distributing your own short comedic videos. You may be contributing in a distribution channel, but are you contributing in a media? The same goes for authors etc. They may think other authors should get a free pass on buying their books, because they're contributing, but not think that someone writing fan fiction on the web should get a pass. The same with musicians, I'm sure you get the point. An artist in some field might think you are contributing if you are producing work in their field and should be given a pass on paying (I certainly would) but posting some meaningful to you on the web might not pass the bar of what they consider a contribution.