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> would you personally not feel like someone "stole" at least some of your work from you? Absolutely not. If anything, I would be flattered to meet somebody a
by clarry 12y ago
> would you personally not feel like someone "stole" at least some of your work from you?
Absolutely not. If anything, I would be flattered to meet somebody actually reading my book, and I'd probably be eager to have a chat with him, maybe ask for opinions and perhaps tell him about other books I'm working on, if it looks like he could be interested. That'd be an event that could make me very happy.
The reality is that nobody seems to be interested in what I do. Should I feel I'm being treated unfair by all the people in the train who never bought and never used my stuff? Never even heard of me?
- pestaa 12y agoMeanwhile, your family could be starving because you could sell exactly zero copies...
- clarry 12y agoI can't blame people for not wanting to buy my stuff. I'm not entitled to any sales. They don't have to. So if I'm starving, it's not the fault of the people who aren't interested in buying my stuff. Calling them thieves solves nothing.
- gambiting 12y agoThey don't have to buy it, but it doesn't change the fact that they are using your work without paying you. It's the same as if you were a street painter selling your work, and someone comes around and takes a picture of what you painted and says "naaah, I'll just print it at home, rather than giving you $50 for it". You are not entitled to any sales. But that person took your work without paying. You have no right to demand that he pays for it, but he had no right to take it without paying.