Why when one is respected for their works that their opinions are then held on a pedistal above those without that respect. In my business my intellectual labors are owned by my employers. They choose how much I deserve for that work. Why in the fight for intellectual rights is their discrimination between those who create works of "art" and those who create usefull applications that actually help further the human race. This discrimination is a disease in society that should be eraticated. Who has a more noble purpose, a music writer who's inspiration to write music is fame and money, or a software writer who's inspiration to write software is to create something of worth that others can use and appreiciate the sacrifice they have made. My reward is not my modest salary, compared to others in who create intellectual property, but the satisfaction of creating something I am proud of.
Although I am proud of my purchased CD collection I believe in order to make a difference in this fight for the rights of information and against the needless corporate overhead created by those who love money above all else. I now vow to not buy another CD until this insanity is stopped. There are those who think this will not do anthing by my action alone, but if you follow this lead and join against the price gouging aparent in the information business which has little overhead, especially when you can duplicate your own files, you asume all the manufacturing costs.
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Why when one is respected for their works that their opinions are then held on a pedistal above those without that respect. In my business my intellectual labors are owned by my employers. They choose how much I deserve for that work. Why in the fight for intellectual rights is their discrimination between those who create works of "art" and those who create usefull applications that actually help further the human race. This discrimination is a disease in society that should be eraticated. Who has a more noble purpose, a music writer who's inspiration to write music is fame and money, or a software writer who's inspiration to write software is to create something of worth that others can use and appreiciate the sacrifice they have made. My reward is not my modest salary, compared to others in who create intellectual property, but the satisfaction of creating something I am proud of.
Although I am proud of my purchased CD collection I believe in order to make a difference in this fight for the rights of information and against the needless corporate overhead created by those who love money above all else. I now vow to not buy another CD until this insanity is stopped. There are those who think this will not do anthing by my action alone, but if you follow this lead and join against the price gouging aparent in the information business which has little overhead, especially when you can duplicate your own files, you asume all the manufacturing costs.