Re:Internet Archive responds to publishers’ lawsuit
by the_af on Thursday July 30, 2020 @12:13PM
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> Only in the case of independently wealthy authors, which historically typically means nobility.
Not only that. Plenty of struggling people write because they like writing. Writing is a calling which some people happen to be able to turn into a business.
But do note the post I was replying to. I wasn't arguing about copyright. I was arguing about the hyperbole of "no writer would be insane enough [...]" which is simply untrue. And it's untrue by a lot, not by a little.
Not only that. Plenty of struggling people write because they like writing. Writing is a calling which some people happen to be able to turn into a business.
But do note the post I was replying to. I wasn't arguing about copyright. I was arguing about the hyperbole of "no writer would be insane enough [...]" which is simply untrue. And it's untrue by a lot, not by a little.