On Oct 1, 2012, at 1:47 AM, Hans Dybkjær <h...@papirfoldning.dk> wrote:
> On 30/09/12 08.17, Jean-Christophe Helary wrote: >> On Sep 30, 2012, at 1:11 PM, Juan Carlo Rodriguez <juancar...@yahoo.com> >> wrote: >>> Still, because of these and other restrictions (wouldn't you like to have a >>> digital copy of, say, Origami 4?), pirates will always abound. I think it's >>> the age-old situation, and this is my summary: as long as there is equal >>> access to all published works, pirates will continue to exist; and as long >>> as there is not equal compensation to the artist from the distribution of >>> their work, artists will continue to fight them. >> See how the situation is weird and illogical ? Why wouldn't authors fight >> against the publishing industry to make sure their works are available >> everywhere possible ? Either contents creators are thick and don't >> understand what is really at stake, or they prefer posturing, for the sake >> of posturing. Pirates are just useful scapegoats. > Pirates are criminals, not scapegoats. Can we have a serious discussion here ? > They steal money not only from the "bad" publishing industry but also from > the good publishers (they do exist) and from the authors, and many of the > pirates even make money on it, either directly, or indirectly by selling ads > via the increased traffic. Ok, do you have figures ? The only figures that the publishing industry is able to release are false and not based on any facts or serious research. But they can convince us that pirates "steal" because, well, they control contents distribution. > The question about the balance between publishers and authors (and > illustrators and designers) is certainly worth a discussion, and I would like > to hear reasoned ideas of maximizing both the spread of the > books/diagrams/ideas and the income of creators/authors/..., but the > arguments (which will involve publishing methods) should not be confused with > the discussion of piracy (and mind you, "pirates" are nowhere near the > romanticized Disney image). Definitely, and they are nowhere near the image that you give above either. Mind you, I am not surprised by your reaction. You react exactly as the publishing industry wants people to react. I already mentioned that earlier. "Piracy" (we'll need to find a better term) is technically not about _stealing_ money but about distributing contents that is locked, either through the media: dead tree vs electrons, or through the distribution channel: book store vs online shop, or again through the contents access method: DRM vs DRM free. etc. > Concerning publishing and accessibility I am very interested in seeing how > the new initiative by OUSA catches on > (http://origamiusa.org/news/file-downloads-be-sold-source). It will take some > time for designers and authors to look into how to use it (myself inclusive), > but if the initiative succeeds it will answer many of the issues raised > recurringly by many (Jean-Christophe, and myself some years ago, inclusive) > about the difficult accessibility of many origami designs. Definitely. And the effort should eventually cover other contents (it is not the responsibility of OUSA of course, other institutions can have other instruments) Jean-Christophe Helary
