Re: Getting rich without copyright (was Napster...)

From: Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Date: Wed Jul 12 2000 - 09:01:47 MDT


Zero Powers wrote:
>
> >From: QueeneMUSE@aol.com
>
> >In a message dated 7/11/2000 2:27:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> >lee@piclab.com
> >writes:
> >
> > > So the next person who brings up the "artists will starve without
> > > copyright
> >things you mention are not truly good business ventures for me.
> >
> >Performance: costly with little return. Not available for painters who
> >wants
> >to pay towatch me paint?
> >
> >Work for hire: never a good way to get rich, under any circumstances.
>
> I have always been under the impression that its *really* tough to get rich
> as a painter anyway, copyright or no (at least while you're still alive).

And who needs to get rich anyways? The subject is about making a decent "Living"
off or being an artist, not necessarily getting rich.



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