Anonymous Patron writes “No-guilt downloads: free books, music and movies “Information wants to be free,” new-media gadfly Stewart Brand exclaimed famously in 1984. Brand has yet to start giving away his own books online, but others have, in the belief that word-of-mouth marketing will yield a bigger payoff in the long run.
A few brave musicians similarly post free copies of their albums online and allow people to record and distribute their concerts for free. In most cases, the creators retain copyright to the books or recordings, but they permit fans to make copies for their own use.
Many other works – books, music and films – are in the public domain. This means that you can download them, upload them, package and even sell them.”
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