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Sharing Still Doesn't Hurt

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the all-i-need-to-know-i-learned-in-pre-school dept.

Robotech_Master writes "Eric Flint has posted two new Prime Palaver rants. The first one is a continuation of the one that was mentioned here on Slashdot the other day, about the Free Library, the e-book, encryption, and you:'One thing you have to understand about this whole controversy is how much of it is sheer hot air. Many authors and most publishers, when they address this issue, give people the impression they're at risk of losing their shirt through electronic "piracy." That's pure hogwash[...]' The second is a response to the idea of boycotting Harlan Ellison for his anti-piracy stance (and I imagine some Slashdot faces will be red over some of what he has to say!)." We linked to Ellison's rant last year.

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  1. What about... by Istealmymusic · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    ..the people who "share" full albums, burn them, and "share" them with their "friends" for a small fee? Personally, I've never bought a music CD, or a pressed CD of any kind.

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    1. Re:What about... by Aiku1337 · · Score: 1, Flamebait
      I can't tell if you're being truthful or sarcastic. I'm stupid that way.

      In any case. Regarding the quote at the bottom of your post, not everyone has access to full burned albums of high quality. I download my mp3's like everyone else, but even those sampled at 192k aren't up to par sometimes. Sometimes they sound like they were encoded at 56kbit then re-encoded at 192kbit. "Look at me, all my mp3's are 192k... woo hoo. I'm elite"

      Its much easier to go to tower and spend 15 bucks on a cd than spend an hour of my time searching for a full cd. Unless its on company time, cuz then I'm getting paid for it. But that's another story.

  2. Who? by hether · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I may come off as uneducated here, but I don't care.

    Who is Eric Flint and why the heck should we care what he thinks???

    From the rant I read, it appears he is an author. Still, there are tons of authors out there. What makes him newsworthy? Why is he one we should pay attention to?

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  3. Why do you think you have a say? by rufusdufus · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Unless you have written a book and published it, I don't think you have a pot to piss in on the issue. If Mr Ellison thinks he is being screwed by piracy, its his perogative to believe it, and to take action. Flint's or anyone else's ideas on what Ellison's business plan should be are completely irrelevant.

    Writing is hard work, harder than coding because you have to please people, not just a machine. Professional writers do it for money, and they really are hurt financially when they lose control of their works.

    If you don't agree with me, just you go write yourself a book and get it published, and then come back to me and tell me he is not within his rights.