Well, again, this wasn't actually about the Google thing.
Business models are broken by changes in technology all the time. I think creative production is on its way to becoming one of them. In that light, I wanted to explore where we might be headed. You absolutely have a right to make money from your labor. But there is no guarantee that there will be a market for it -- and I absolutely resist any effort to further twist the legal system in order to ensure such a market. It will only result in as much waste, generational distrust and successful outcomes as the drug war.
Re: Writing and Publishing Clarification
Business models are broken by changes in technology all the time. I think creative production is on its way to becoming one of them. In that light, I wanted to explore where we might be headed. You absolutely have a right to make money from your labor. But there is no guarantee that there will be a market for it -- and I absolutely resist any effort to further twist the legal system in order to ensure such a market. It will only result in as much waste, generational distrust and successful outcomes as the drug war.