cmotherofpirl Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='Sternhauser' date='19 December 2009 - 12:56 AM' timestamp='1261198563' post='2023000'] And under many other more protectionist States. ~Sternhauser [/quote] I was asking Catherine because both she and her hubby are published authors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternhauser Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='19 December 2009 - 12:59 AM' timestamp='1261198755' post='2023004'] I was asking Catherine because both she and her hubby are published authors. [/quote] As am I. ~Sternhauser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_4_Christ Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='Sternhauser' date='19 December 2009 - 01:58 AM' timestamp='1261198720' post='2023003'] Crazy, you are talking about statute, not objective morality. And your tone is arrogant. Stop. ~Sternhauser [/quote] Excuse me, but not only did you ask about statute, but I answered your question when I was under no obligation to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='Sternhauser' date='18 December 2009 - 11:52 PM' timestamp='1261198337' post='2022996'] What about their families? ~Sternhauser [/quote] Do the families of doctors keep getting paid when they die? Engineers? Guys who attach the plunger to the level in toilet factories? (Life insurance and things of this nature non-withstanding.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternhauser Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='Crazy_4_Christ' date='19 December 2009 - 01:01 AM' timestamp='1261198869' post='2023006'] Excuse me, but not only did you ask about statute, but I answered your question when I was under no obligation to do so. [/quote] Crazy, stop. It is not conducive to virtue. ~Sternhauser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_4_Christ Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Sternhauser' date='19 December 2009 - 02:00 AM' timestamp='1261198849' post='2023005'] As am I. ~Sternhauser [/quote] As am I, though not in the world of print text. Sternhauser, you said on the first page that you are not a published author, later editing it. Edited December 19, 2009 by Crazy_4_Christ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternhauser Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='USAirwaysIHS' date='19 December 2009 - 01:01 AM' timestamp='1261198875' post='2023007'] Do the families of doctors keep getting paid when they die? Engineers? Guys who attach the plunger to the level in toilet factories? (Life insurance and things of this nature non-withstanding.) [/quote] They often do get pensions. That is of the same nature. ~Sternhauser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternhauser Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='Crazy_4_Christ' date='19 December 2009 - 01:06 AM' timestamp='1261199167' post='2023013'] As am I, though not in the world of print text. Sternhauser, you said on the first page that you are not a published author, later editing it. [/quote] "I am willing to wager that you have not, either" is not stating that I am not a published author, nor a statement that I make my living from what I write. ~Sternhauser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='Sternhauser' date='19 December 2009 - 12:07 AM' timestamp='1261199253' post='2023015'] They often do get pensions. That is of the same nature. ~Sternhauser [/quote] Do the publishing companies not pay pension? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_4_Christ Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='Sternhauser' date='19 December 2009 - 02:07 AM' timestamp='1261199253' post='2023015'] They often do get pensions. That is of the same nature. ~Sternhauser [/quote] This is more often associated with retirement, widows and disabled people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternhauser Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='USAirwaysIHS' date='19 December 2009 - 01:10 AM' timestamp='1261199405' post='2023017'] Do the publishing companies not pay pension? [/quote] To their workers? Frequently. To the families of authors? No. They will often pay in full, or a portion of the amount agreed upon. That depends on the contract they worked out. ~Sternhauser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy_4_Christ Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='Brother Adam' date='19 December 2009 - 01:46 AM' timestamp='1261197995' post='2022989'] Typically violations of copyright result in fines, not jail time, which is the only physical force I could imagine you are referring too. [/quote] Just for clarification, yes, while this is most often the case within the context of copyright law as a whole, not so with duplication and distribution in the specific context of digital media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 [quote name='cmotherofpirl' date='18 December 2009 - 10:55 PM' timestamp='1261198501' post='2022998'] Is that just in canada? [/quote] Canada, England has their own system. The US has something called Repographics. Not sure how exactly that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 [quote name='CatherineM' date='19 December 2009 - 01:00 PM' timestamp='1261242000' post='2023125'] Canada, England has their own system. The US has something called Repographics. Not sure how exactly that works. [/quote] Where does the money come from to pay an author when their book is read? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lounge Daddy Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 [quote name='CatherineM' date='19 December 2009 - 12:00 PM' timestamp='1261242000' post='2023125'] Canada, England has their own system. ... [/quote] Keep forgetting that they are two separate countries :-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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