tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post1819933788278082920..comments2024-03-22T01:00:38.320-04:00Comments on I.N.K.: Open Source, Intellectual Properties and EconomicsLinda Salzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217322360480267856noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-12873298952043219952010-02-07T14:26:00.308-05:002010-02-07T14:26:00.308-05:00Some authors like me are hoping that eventually, a...Some authors like me are hoping that eventually, after all the red tape has been sawed through, that the Authors' Guild/Google settlement will create a way for us to gain at least some income from what we have produced. The fact that the process keeps dragging on is discouraging, but ultimately it could provide a model for sharing the "wealth" from sharing the work.Dorothy Patenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04897049725319745306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1337206901491734394.post-81671041871063768592010-02-03T09:22:55.783-05:002010-02-03T09:22:55.783-05:00I agree with your points, but I wouldn't be so...I agree with your points, but I wouldn't be so quick to give up on copyrights. Just because content on the Internet can be easily copied doesn't mean it's legal or fair. Authors are still entitled to control and derive income from their work.<br /><br />Also, the first personal computers did not run free software. Amiga, Commodore, Apple, IBM PC, etc. all ran proprietary operating systems and applications. Linux didn't come along until much much later.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051525743669602612noreply@blogger.com