Other people being awesome-- Seanan McGuire explaining how internet piracy hurts everyone

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At WFC this past weekend I was chatting with an editor and expressed my admiration for the consistently high quality of the artwork that graces the cover of his magazine. He then informed me that one of the artists I admired had become so depressed by the rampant theft of his work that he'd stopped creating. I was saddened, but not surprised.

In that vein, I'm posting a link to Seanan McGuire's thoughtful post "As to hanging, it is no great hardship...": Internet Piracy, and Who It Hurts, and her follow-up post here. Most people reading my blog will have already read these, but it's worth boosting the signal.

Comments

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Like anything useful and convenient, the internet has its dark side. I'd rather have the physical book, so if I'm reading something, it has been purchased... if not by me, by someone in the past, whether it be a gift-giver, a library, or a person who has simply passed the book along. The point is, it was paid for. The publisher and the author have gotten their money for it.
At this point in my writing career, as one still looking for publication, my outlook is varied. Quite naturally I want any published work to sell, and sell well. At the same time I want readers to read and hopefully like my work.
Dave