On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 08:18 +1100, Ben Finney wrote:
Alex Hudson home@alexhudson.com writes:
I think artists should be free to earn money for their work pretty much however they please; I don't think it should be limited to patronage/begging.
I agree. The means they use should not, however, restrict the freedom of a legitimate recipient of a cultural work to do whatever they like with it.
Out of interest, why?
I can quite happily accept that some consumers will only accept such works, but I have never seen a good exposition of the moral imperative for such a position.
Cheers,
Alex.