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People may think, why should I buy Sergio's new comic book for cover price, if I can download a bunch of old comics of his (worth (slightly) more) for free.<BR>
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I believe it goes further than this, but that is one example of why it might not be in Sergio's best interest.<BR>
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And yes, reprinting rights would be devalued as well.<BR>
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Maybe this has been discussed already, but if Sergio owns the reprinting rights to the comics, he could one day create a payed system for downloading his works, if he wanted them to be distributed in such fashion.<BR>
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Finally, these are sergios creative works of art and he has the right to decide when and what form they are generally distributed based on whatever criteria he deems suitable to his taste or artistic or financial viewpoint.<BR>
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In a message dated 6/22/07 9:53:29 PM, ryan.gsimmons@gmail.com writes:<BR>
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Ya know, I have been thinking on this ethical dilemma for a few days and am wondering about one thing.<BR>
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Let's say someone had a friend that told them about Groo. Then let them look at say some Pacific issues of Groo and that friend decided they wanted a copy of some kind for themselves.<BR>
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What options do they have?<BR>
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They either buy the copies on ebay, which not a single cent goes to the Groo creators, or they download virtual copies. Either way Sergio, Mark, Stan, and Luth don't get a single penny for it. How can anyone right now get any copy of the Pacific Groos that would financially benefit the creators?<BR>
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I'm not aware of any copies of those Groos from that time period that is available that would do such a thing. So would that person downloading (technically illegal, I agree) those copies actually deny them any money (Despite the possibility that it is conceivable they may reprint yet again those stories in the future)? Or would it just deny resalers money that do not pass along any of that money to the Groo creators?<BR>
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I may be missing something. I often do. :P But I can't think of what it is.<BR>
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Maybe you guys can fill me in.<BR>
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(Owns a legally purchased copy of at least one of every original Groo story. hehe)<BR>
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