Comments on: Guest Post: Writing on the High Seas http://www.sfwa.org/2011/03/guest-post-writing-on-the-high-seas/ Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Wed, 22 May 2013 23:41:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Bob Mac http://www.sfwa.org/2011/03/guest-post-writing-on-the-high-seas/#comment-61813 Bob Mac Tue, 12 Apr 2011 22:42:26 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=13160#comment-61813 I saw a link where a Swedish author was being interviewed and was adamant her books would not go out in electronic format because of all the piracy in Asia and Russia.

The interview was in the authors home and her 15 year old son was present. After this discussion he pointed out the 600+ songs he had just downloaded to her new iPod all came from a pirate site.

So the author herself was a pirate but did not feel she was ‘stealing’ someones work.

Here is my explanation for this:

We watch great TV shows for free – to get us to see the advertisments.

We hear great music on the radio for free – to get us to listen to the commercials.

We read great news articles for $0.25/day or for free on the internet to get us to see the newspaper or banner ads on the internet.

Conclusion: we have gotten so used to all this free material that it does not feel like ‘stealing’ to have a pirated copy of a song, a movie or written text.

]]> By: DA Munroe http://www.sfwa.org/2011/03/guest-post-writing-on-the-high-seas/#comment-60499 DA Munroe Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:59:49 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=13160#comment-60499 The reason it doesn’t seem to impact sales is that most people don’t pirate stuff online (yet), for various reasons. If it becomes commonplace then it will impact on sales in a huge way.

]]> By: Mary Bass http://www.sfwa.org/2011/03/guest-post-writing-on-the-high-seas/#comment-60297 Mary Bass Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:33:36 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=13160#comment-60297 Thanks for the article on book piracy which I found to be a clear, edifying, balanced piece infused with an enjoyable dry wit. Your comments are much more sensible than I wanted to consider. This is primarily in regard to divorcing the personal and opening the mind to more of the sense of discovery and actions thereof. You bring forth many lessons for those who are smart enough to avail themselves of your wisdom.

]]> By: Phoenix Living » short weekend links > Reesa Brown's homepage http://www.sfwa.org/2011/03/guest-post-writing-on-the-high-seas/#comment-58770 Phoenix Living » short weekend links > Reesa Brown's homepage Sun, 27 Mar 2011 01:45:10 +0000 http://www.sfwa.org/?p=13160#comment-58770 [...] Tobias Buckell is smart about book piracy. [...]

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