First, the presentation was great. I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about all the
different publishing models, and how they have all changed. Also, he was hilarious. I was almost sure he would be boring since he
works in the library, haha. I really
learned a lot of new things about publishing something, and the pros and cons
of what it means to really get something out there. I have a tremendous problem with someone
saying that your work is no longer your work – and that you have to get
permission from them to print your own writing out. That just seems incredibly wrong.
Which then leads me into my point about the article - I
really don’t care that things are becoming more and more available. I don’t think it is ever fair for a company
to say to a newspaper that because things are becoming free, they should be
able to profit off of their writing, and hardly pay the newspaper to do all of
the work. The same thing goes for
authors. If you want someone to write
something, they should be paid. I would
so much rather support a company that pays its authors, than get something for
free when I know the company is basically ripping the authors off. I’m a bit biased as an aspiring author, but I
still find it incredibly insulting in any case.
We wouldn’t ask nurses to work for 30% of their original income because
health care is starting to be free in other areas. Wouldn’t you rather have a nurse that knows
she is getting paid the wages she deserved? Or a nurse that knows that all the
work she does is practically for nothing?
It seems like it should be a very clear answer. Authors are people too, and it isn’t “Free”
to ask someone to write something, pay them hardly anything, and then make
millions of dollars because you are the one to sell it on your website for a
reduced price. Very unfair, and I can’t believe that is the way things are
going.
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