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Comment by dageshi

I regularly see posts on reddit r/royalroad where people write amateur stories and have their works stolen and put up on other platforms for money.

https://www.reddit.com/r/royalroad/comments/1uwyuf1/psa_stol...

Here is an example of the theft you endorse.

Please go tell those people they should be happy for someone else to steal their work and charge for it even after they've given it away for free.

It doesn't matter whether "few" people make a living from it. Copyright does not guarantee you an audience. Copyright going away would not guarantee you more of an audience.

The only thing it guarantees is that if you manage to write something that resonates with an audience you have the potential to earn a living from it. That is what you want to take away.

parent dageshi 2 months ago

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