tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post5923830865319462660..comments2024-03-18T12:22:23.106-07:00Comments on Thumper Thinks Out Loud: 8 April 2017Thumperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02154314376352066709noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-38608447853540534792017-04-21T11:40:07.581-07:002017-04-21T11:40:07.581-07:00Well said !!!!
The thing the pirates never unders...Well said !!!!<br /><br />The thing the pirates never understand is that as they don't pay for the content they consume, the people who created that content have to go somewhere else to fund their lives. And if they do that, they aren't creating any more content for people to enjoy.Sleepypetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143274290029186546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-3516138970277901502017-04-15T07:24:17.833-07:002017-04-15T07:24:17.833-07:00I have bought YOUR books. I love purchasing books...I have bought YOUR books. I love purchasing books from self-published authors. I believe they deserve the funds.<br /><br />The issue I have is with the publishing companies. They remind me too much of the music industry where I worked for a number of years. I remember that the cost for a CD in total was $4.50. That included how much the artist got, the designer fees for the artwork, the Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05104534462487959816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-27285492984743728592017-04-10T19:39:58.327-07:002017-04-10T19:39:58.327-07:00I understand. I dont download books, music or mov...I understand. I dont download books, music or movies. In fact I don't download much of anything. The bad news is that I just don't buy books at all anymore, I have all the CDs I will ever want, and after stocking my shelves with DVDs 5 years ago I buy only a couple per year.Mark's Mews (Marley, Lori, Loki, and Binq)https://www.blogger.com/profile/11135668126649348317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-18533313199871724402017-04-09T11:02:03.162-07:002017-04-09T11:02:03.162-07:00Amen Sister! Mum bought the books she has from you...Amen Sister! Mum bought the books she has from you. Kindle or paperback, but she paid for them and is happy to have kept Max and Buddah in treats!Just Duckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03428843507549128138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-40539639772267735292017-04-09T09:09:49.081-07:002017-04-09T09:09:49.081-07:00Ya know, if you're going to steal something fr...Ya know, if you're going to steal something from me, don't brag about it... Really folks. Just a nicety in this day and age. Gemini and Ichirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01102088688833145254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-5848019528477732962017-04-08T21:33:08.999-07:002017-04-08T21:33:08.999-07:00You are absolutely right to be pissed!You are absolutely right to be pissed!Angel, Kirby and Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142914249981749713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3652957.post-29413546787201697962017-04-08T21:02:25.082-07:002017-04-08T21:02:25.082-07:00I could not agree with you more. I am not a writer...I could not agree with you more. I am not a writer or filmmaker or any other kind of artist, but I would never steal someone's work, even if it were someone making hundreds of millions from his or her writing (e.g. JK Rowling or Stephen King). Nor would I download movies from bit torrent sites or more recent equivalents. <br />I lost some respect for lifelong friends (very well-off Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11521788085263616551noreply@blogger.com