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Putting out books is cheaper than music
To make a CD, you need musical instruments and recording equipment; professional-quality stuff can cost many thousands of dollars.

Conversely, it is very cheap to write a book, and publishing costs vary wildly depending on your distribution model. A small-time writer who self-publishes can run off a few copies at Kinko's for a few dollars. Additionally, today, writers can e-publish for free; it costs nothing to compile your text into a text document and post it somewhere.

Now, I'm not saying that every writer *should* do this, because then obviously they make no money at all, but *true* artists, those who write for the sheer act of writing itself, will have no qualms about doing so. Career writers, who want to make money off what they do, are the ones suing Google.
Posted by: LateBlt   Posted on: 09/20/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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It's Napster all over again  LateBlt | 09/20/05
Since when is wanting to make a living  Real World | 09/20/05
Nobody's calling it sinister, but...  LateBlt | 09/20/05
You assume publishing a book is free.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/05
Putting out books is cheaper than music  LateBlt | 09/20/05
Sorry, I still disagree  Real World | 09/21/05
Have you ever written anything?  voska | 09/21/05
Libraries  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
CDS in Libraries  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
try reading the law  voska | 09/21/05
Putting out books is NOT cheaper than music  vulpine@... | 09/21/05
Art is a product  RobertoSalazar | 09/21/05
This has nothing to do with Napster  specialk_z | 09/21/05
Benefit to Authors  Erik1234 | 09/21/05
Back to Napster again we are  specialk_z | 09/21/05
Not quite  ebphoto | 09/22/05
If the book sells the author profits  voska | 09/21/05
Libraries  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
That's your opinion  voska | 09/21/05
Ziiing...  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
Wonderful wink  petit@... | 09/21/05
LOL  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
You said it yourself  specialk_z | 09/21/05
I predict..  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Google does not provide a FAIR SEARCH  RobertoSalazar | 09/21/05
Granted, but..  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Oops!  John L. Ries | 09/20/05
On second thought...  John L. Ries | 09/20/05
Profiting is not considered fair use.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/05
Google Profits  Erik1234 | 09/21/05
Very fine hair  Patrick Jones | 09/21/05
Copyright does not give total control to author/copyright holder.  Root User | 09/20/05
Libraries  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
RE:Copyright does not give total control to author/copyright holder  ebphoto | 09/22/05
Perhaps you Google follk should...  Nigel Johnstone | 09/21/05
That's wrong  rapson | 09/21/05
Should be but it's not  voska | 09/21/05
Wrong, not illegal  rapson | 09/21/05
wrong is open to interpretation  voska | 09/21/05
Spot on!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/21/05
Nope, your wrong. The people the authors guild should be sueing is  Been_Done_Before | 09/21/05
libraries can do this  voska | 09/21/05
You missed the point  rapson | 10/03/05
Just a matter of convenience  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Bingo  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
Right  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Hmmmm..  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Google Is Not The Good Guy  RobertoSalazar | 09/21/05
Google's right  Dr_Zinj | 09/21/05
Is somebody missing the point ?  carel@... | 09/21/05
Dogs in the Manger  thall@... | 09/23/05
Let's stay in the Stone Age, shall we?  pmyhre | 09/23/05

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