I don't know who this guy is but I like what he's saying. I like how he sees the sharing of books online as "lending." I wonder, though, how this applies to music. One could see giving music out for free as "lending" but there isn't a difference in the experience between a legal copy of an artist's album and the pirated one. With books, on the other hand, there is a difference. I would much rather read a physical book over a downloaded, off the screen book. There's a "magic" in the touch of the paper, the printed words, the smell, etc. So, what I'm saying is that I would end up buying the book if I liked the author but I would be satisfied with the pirated music if I liked the musician.
Neil Gaiman is the guy who wrote Coraline and Stardust and tons of other books. Long story short: go see Coraline.
I totally agree about the book experience vs the electronic experience. And I don't listen to a lot of music, but I find myself wanting to reward artists I like by buying individual songs from iTunes (I find myself much more willing to part with 99 cents rather than $15). I'm personally of the opinion that artists need to figure out a way to survive in an internet piracy world, but then, I don't make my living off of content I create, so I guess I can't really judge.
I don't know who this guy is but I like what he's saying. I like how he sees the sharing of books online as "lending." I wonder, though, how this applies to music. One could see giving music out for free as "lending" but there isn't a difference in the experience between a legal copy of an artist's album and the pirated one. With books, on the other hand, there is a difference. I would much rather read a physical book over a downloaded, off the screen book. There's a "magic" in the touch of the paper, the printed words, the smell, etc. So, what I'm saying is that I would end up buying the book if I liked the author but I would be satisfied with the pirated music if I liked the musician.
ReplyDeleteNeil Gaiman is the guy who wrote Coraline and Stardust and tons of other books. Long story short: go see Coraline.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree about the book experience vs the electronic experience. And I don't listen to a lot of music, but I find myself wanting to reward artists I like by buying individual songs from iTunes (I find myself much more willing to part with 99 cents rather than $15). I'm personally of the opinion that artists need to figure out a way to survive in an internet piracy world, but then, I don't make my living off of content I create, so I guess I can't really judge.