While I disagree with these ideas of ownership, I don't find that ownership equates to availability. Please let me know if I am misunderstanding what you're saying here.
What I see being discussed is how available a story is for general reading, not who owns the story. In terms of ownership, the person who wrote it has that. He or she may post it or remove it as they wish. In terms of investment, the readers carry a large part of that.
Example, I purchase a book. I read it, love it, and carry it around with me until I wear it out. I wish to purchase a new copy, but I find that the book is no longer being offered in stores. Does that writer have an obligation to provide me with a new copy? Absolutely not. Do I have every right to seek out another copy from someone else? Absolutely yes.
When a writer yanks a story from a public site, this doesn't mean that it ceases to exist, or even that it should. It means that it is no longer available from the person who wrote it.
Reposted to fix a confusing typo. Sorry about that.
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Date: 2006-10-28 03:19 am (UTC)What I see being discussed is how available a story is for general reading, not who owns the story. In terms of ownership, the person who wrote it has that. He or she may post it or remove it as they wish. In terms of investment, the readers carry a large part of that.
Example, I purchase a book. I read it, love it, and carry it around with me until I wear it out. I wish to purchase a new copy, but I find that the book is no longer being offered in stores. Does that writer have an obligation to provide me with a new copy? Absolutely not. Do I have every right to seek out another copy from someone else? Absolutely yes.
When a writer yanks a story from a public site, this doesn't mean that it ceases to exist, or even that it should. It means that it is no longer available from the person who wrote it.
Reposted to fix a confusing typo. Sorry about that.