Mark the date

[serene]

If you're like me, it goes like this:

First you go here, to papersky's post.

Then you read the post she links to in sfwa.

Then you decide having an LJ or two makes you by definition a pixel-stained technopeasant.

Then you glory in it on April 23rd.

Who's in?

(Truthfully, I sympathize with those who feel the internet is Ruining It All, and I have always loved the Lead Pencil Club, especially the line in their manifesto that says "If our computers develop a virus, we will not seek a cure." But I love those things hypocritically, because being online has been huge in my life, and has helped me create the life and the art that I love.)

Comments

[bernmarx.livejournal.com]

We've had a system where people could give it away for a long, long time, albeit before the Internet people generally charged for the production costs.

Publishers also frequently give parts of it away for free. When we see a trailer for a movie, that's getting part of it for free.

The line in the sand isn't nearly as clear as the OP suggests. :p

(That said, I do see his point, I just think he's going overboard. Time was, the "noble calling" of the writer meant the writer suffered true and deep financial hardship.)