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Re:The last thing libraries need is Silicon Valley “disrupti... by CaptSpify on Friday July 27, 2018 @01:08PM (#17627435)
Are you arguing that authors/editors/etc don't need to feed their families?

Our economic system is fundamentally broken, in that we need to give creators more financial support. Throwing our books into our current Intellectual Property mess isn't going to fix that, just like it hasn't really fixed that for other media for the past 20 years.

We need to bring non-library media closer towards the library model, rather than the reverse.

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Re:The last thing libraries need is Silicon Valley “disrupti... by s73v3r_ on Friday July 27, 2018 @01:42PM (#17627691)
"Are you arguing that authors/editors/etc don't need to feed their families?"

Not in any sense of the word. I'm rebuking the post's idea that those things shouldn't be focused on making money.

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