DISQUS

hhmmm
rather flowery language - but you avoid a significant issue
Those of use who soley live, work and generally survive by the
"use our throats, pens, and presses" are coming from a, yes imperfect, but tangible 'previous context'. We need to be paid.

It seems odd to me that you completly side-step this fundamental pillar - about copyright - which is in itself it's a system which exists to distribute income. Yes it's reformable - and i support the Writers currently on strike in Hollywood - look how theyve missed out on income streams for decades, often living difficult lives on little money, while the big bucks goes to the greedy few.

It just seems odd to me that you ignore this in your very polarised, black and white easy-formula view.

Creating stuff is a way of life - it doesnt just appear. It takes years of unglamourous sweat, often in debt. That's part of how it happens, the path to creative and FINANCIAL stability.

This is the fundamental key issue that needs to be examined by bittorent copyright reformists. In a world of global , free, or virtually-free cultural consumption, how are you going to support the people who choose to dedicate their lives to creating culture ? How do you distribute and generate income ?

This is what matters - This is what has always mattered, this is what get things made.