it's a trickly and murky ground sometimes...... and sometimes this is used in a rather cynical and overbearing fashion, but for now, I'll restrict my comment to Rob's quote:
We all gotta eat. Many of us use the interwebs to promote our talent and allowing the free/conditional exchange of watermarked work is part of that - but when there's profit to be had, we will want and deserve our fair share (whatever that may be). I doubt Rob gave this same advice to Joel during the recent Coke unpleasantness:
www.robmanuel.com/2006/12/13/is-coke-ripping-off-the-little-guy/
(We all gotta eat. Many of us use the interwebs to promote our talent and allowing the free/conditional exchange of watermarked work is part of that - but when there's profit to be had, we will want and deserve our fair share (whatever that may be). I doubt Rob gave this same advice to Joel during the recent Coke unpleasantness:
www.robmanuel.com/2006/12/13/is-coke-ripping-off-the-little-guy/
Manic can teach you the secret of fire,
Fri 22 Jun 2007, 17:42,
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and, I believe, Joelgave his settlement to charidee.. which was nice.
( beaubodor blogless,
Fri 22 Jun 2007, 17:51,
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