[getcrunk]

the problem is that, in general that content made of "blood,sweat and tears" is already being pillaged by the robber barons who take 90%+ of the profit from your work, at least in the fields of movies, tv, music and books. Not saying anything is right or wrong. just pointing out this complicating factor.

[acdha]

There’s a serious citation needed on those numbers but even if they are accurate, theseauthors are not slaves. They voluntarily sign contracts rather than give their work away, self-publish, or stop writing. It seems rather self-serving to argue that you are better equipped to make that decision for them and that means you should get something you want without paying for it.

[timmytokyo]

So by this logic, it's ok to further immiserate the poor author since she was already 90% immiserated by the big bad publisher?