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John Scalzi has interesting things to say about the changing landscape of writing here. I'm not going to argue with it, because I think he's right (though I hope there are other things going on too because I don't want to self-market, okay?). But I have some other thoughts that I've been having for a long time that I haven't seen other people talk about.
Used books, libraries, borrowing, inheriting . . . there are lots of ways that old-fashioned conventional books pass from hand to hand without being paid for. But I never saw anybody trying to pass a law against second-hand books or lending books. The most action I've ever sen anybody take is that for some kinds of books and magazines, libraries pay more than individuals.
Somebody tell me where to draw the line? And tell me why the same people who are so worried about piracy now have not been worried about libraries and the vast networks of book lending among individuals?
I had to use the windshield wipers yesterday. It's supposed to be summer by now. Should I be worried or stoked?
Used books, libraries, borrowing, inheriting . . . there are lots of ways that old-fashioned conventional books pass from hand to hand without being paid for. But I never saw anybody trying to pass a law against second-hand books or lending books. The most action I've ever sen anybody take is that for some kinds of books and magazines, libraries pay more than individuals.
Somebody tell me where to draw the line? And tell me why the same people who are so worried about piracy now have not been worried about libraries and the vast networks of book lending among individuals?
I had to use the windshield wipers yesterday. It's supposed to be summer by now. Should I be worried or stoked?
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