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When the money goes to people who did not create the media. Support creators, not exploiters.
That's almost everything.
Correct.
That's why I pirate almost everything
My take on this is summed up much better by Cory Doctorow, and best written up in the foreword of his book "Makers", which he published for free online.
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That's a great excerpt and I'm now interested in this book but it doesn't really address the issue of money not going to the creator. He's just in a position where he can afford to go without the income. Millions of artists can not. I imagine neither of us wants art creation to be solely the domain of the wealthy. Reminds me of how in college the only people who could do "good" internships were those who could afford to go a summer (or longer after college) without income and live in D.C. and other expensive cities. It's wrong to not pay people to do a job of course, but that was a major secondary issue. Only people with money could get the internships that got them jobs that made good money.
You are saying that you would prefer to get paid per sale instead of per hour?
I did both and prefer my money per hour. No matter if the sales are low or high. The fluctuation of payment is an insecurity that i don't want.