Re: The Freeman/anti-Freeman flamewar

Michael S. Shappe (mss1@cornell.edu)
Mon, 17 Jan 1994 14:14:31 -0500

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At 13:48 940117 -0500, Eric Raymond wrote:
>On Mon, 17 Jan 1994, Michael S. Shappe wrote:
>
>> Would I ask for a royalty? As I said, probably. Not a large one -- my FAQs
>> aren't _War and Peace_, and they haven't taken me THAT much time to
>> compile. But I would ask for something. If the royalty was refused, I still
>> might say yes, but it would be a careful decision.
>
>I would certainly ask for a royalty. It's one think to give away the
>results of my effort in a cultural surround based, like the Net, on gift
>exchange; it's quite another to give it away in the marketplace. The
>latter would be tantamount to yelling "MY TIME IS WORTH NOTHING, PLEASE
>TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME!" from the rooftops.

Interesting thought. It was something similar that led me to decide that I
would ask for a royalty at all... but on the other hand, my FAQ isn't all
that big. The check would cost more than the royalty, unless I asked for
quite a bit indeed :-)

Still and all, most of the better publishers, I imagine, would not only
ask, but be willing to provide some recompense. Since a large portion of my
desire for control over my work involves wanting to make sure that it is
associated with something of quality, the two questions coincide rather
nicely.

>> And, above all, I want the courtesy of being asked first. That's not such a
>> bad thing, is it? :-)
>
>We have no argument. Remember, I *support* strict intellectual property
>rights.

The question was in there for the wider audience. You and I seem to be more
or less in accord...

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Michael Scott Shappe
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