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On 02/12/2013 06:40 PM, drew Roberts wrote:

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> On Tuesday 12 February 2013 18:27:53 Al Thompson wrote:

>> On 02/12/2013 11:31 AM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:

>>> When I sold my work, I also delivered the ownership of this work. When I

>>> sold a graphic, it would have been unethically for me to still own

>>> nearly all rights for the usage of this graphic.

>> Keep in mind that there are different meanings to "selling your work."

>> Take a song, as an example.

>>

>> Let's say that I've recorded and released an album.

>>

>> Let's say that some big-name pop star buys the album.  He buys it for

>> .  That gives him the right to listen to it.  He can't record it

>> himself.  I still own all the rights to the usage of the song.

> Only because the law gives you an unnatural monopoly. 

You can only believe that I have an "unnatural monopoly" over something

I created if you actually believe that everyone has equal claims on my

life/time/effort as I do.
>

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> Somehow fashion designers manage to make what seems to be decent money

> designing original fashions even where they do not get copyright protection

> for their fashion designs.

>

> Is it that fashion designers are more astute when it comes to getting paid for

> hteir creations? Are they more intelligent than songwriters?

>

You are falling into Kinsella's trap of believing that only hard goods

have value.
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