Comments on: Inglorious Piracy http://clancynacht.com/2010/01/22/inglorious-piracy/ Fri, 18 May 2012 15:20:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Clancy Nacht http://clancynacht.com/2010/01/22/inglorious-piracy/#comment-77 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:32:51 +0000 http://clancynacht.com/?p=128#comment-77 It really is a thorny issue. I’m probably angrier on behalf of others who get stolen from, who are really trying to make ends meet with their writing. Another author with an epublisher I do business with, Aleksandr Voinov, did a little experiment that I thought was pretty interesting. He released a story on Smashwords with the option to pay or not pay. Similar to the experiment Radiohead did with In Rainbows. He found that in the end, he made about the same amount as he would if he’d charged what he thought the story was worth.

That said, I think there’s less a sense of feeling violated if you’d offered something for free and people take it than if they forcibly steal it.

]]> By: laurie paulsen http://clancynacht.com/2010/01/22/inglorious-piracy/#comment-76 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:54:14 +0000 http://clancynacht.com/?p=128#comment-76 i admire your philosophical restraint, clancy. i’m not so calm, just hearing now about this piracy. shame on those who commit this thievery. i know you feel compassion for those who do this wrong, and feel that sharing art is more important than keeping strict account–but to me, the principle is the thing.
very few artists can support themselves by their creative efforts, and those who believe stealing one story won’t affect the way of things only disrespect those who do toil and sweat to create a story worth enjoying.
i’m preachy, and i hate that. i’ll leave it at, “i’m pissed off about thieving.” :(

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