• wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    How did GRRM get rich again?

    oh yeah he sold books he worked on for decades, totally the same WB.

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      3 months ago

      He didn’t just sell books, he got signed by editors who published him worldwide. That’s what I’m talking about. He was ‘chosen’ by the market.

      • redisdead@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        You can be picked up by every single editor on the planet, if your books are shit you ain’t selling them.

        People who cry about copyright are either creatively bankrupt or leeches who believe artists shouldn’t be paid for their work.

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              3 months ago

              They work for a certain audience.

              Yes, people who like shit books. They’re still shit books and they still sold fucktons of copies.

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                3 months ago

                It’s a good book for these people. If you think it doesn’t take talent to do it, feel free to go for it, and enjoy your easy money.

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          3 months ago

          Yes. I mean that copyright just protects those people that were selected by the industry. I don’t mind paying for the artist’s work. But I still think it should be DRM free and easily distributable - so people can support the artist if they like the work.