[pp.int.general] cultural flatrate: PP position?

[pp at christian-hufgard.de]

On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 11:51:36AM +0200, Félix Robles wrote:
> You say:
> 
> > "But I also want that artist retreive money, if someone copies their work -
> > unless the artists themselves  decide to free their work"
> >
> 
> I answer:
> 
> > "it  is wrong because a download/copy doesn't mean a lost sale. It also
> > doesn't mean 0.001 lost sales if that's what you are thinking. It means ZERO
> > lost sales"
> >
> 
> Then you answer you fully agree? How's that possible? You want artists to be
> rewarded for copies of their work even when you agree a copy means zero lost
> sales?

I agree, that a copy is no lost sale. 

But I also think, that an artist should receive some money if someone copies his work without explicit permission - unless the artist allows free re-usage.This position comes mainly from respect. I respect the artists work, and if an artist does not want me, to share his work with my friends, I just look for another artist who does so.


Christian