tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31023029.post6057144921699994816..comments2023-11-05T06:12:31.252-05:00Comments on The Director's Blog: Information wants to be free, but writers want to be paid.Jonathan Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12959487328509948818noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31023029.post-19620264207169802792008-03-10T20:55:00.000-04:002008-03-10T20:55:00.000-04:00I am writing about this now, and shamelessly linki...I am writing about this now, and shamelessly linking to you. You're better sourced and more reliable than anything else I can find. Well done! Hooray for professionalism.mckiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217754492699859517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31023029.post-40678383603183062722008-02-09T18:14:00.000-05:002008-02-09T18:14:00.000-05:00Thank you. The discussion of "information wants to...Thank you. The discussion of "information wants to be free" has always left me with the nagging question, "but what about the writers who should be paid for their work." --Alicia Ellison, Librarian, Hillsborough Community College (Tampa, FL)Aliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06027802507251834327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31023029.post-67681809098169189642008-02-04T20:31:00.000-05:002008-02-04T20:31:00.000-05:00What a great example of the power of Web 2.0! I bl...What a great example of the power of Web 2.0! I blog my ignorance. I get four responses all of which reinforce the original point (that I did not think of that pithy phrase first) and move back the first use of the phrase to 2000.<BR/><BR/>I still hold out hope that Bryan will come through with a citation .....Jonathan Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12959487328509948818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31023029.post-92146817580074758992008-02-03T00:54:00.000-05:002008-02-03T00:54:00.000-05:00I think Sterling said this in a speech, podcast bu...I think Sterling said this in a speech, podcast but not transcribed. Will keep looking for it.Bryan Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05937099144329508708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31023029.post-63048753812700127292008-02-01T13:16:00.000-05:002008-02-01T13:16:00.000-05:00Now when I Google the entire statement, I get one ...Now when I Google the entire statement, I get one hit - this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31023029.post-28864516978563971552008-01-31T20:48:00.000-05:002008-01-31T20:48:00.000-05:00I found an article at PC World entitled, "Microso...I found an article at PC World entitled, "Microsoft Fears E-Book Piracy: Will Copy Protection and Education Help E-publishing Steer Clear of a Napster-like Future?" by Clare Haney from 2000 (http://www.pcworld.com/<BR/>article/id,18262-page,1/article.html).<BR/>It quotes Dick Brass, Microsoft vice president of technology development, with saying the following: "I don't believe information wants to be free. . . I believe authors want to be paid."David Kupashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774598261933637252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31023029.post-69243646366279674282008-01-31T09:41:00.000-05:002008-01-31T09:41:00.000-05:00I found a blog that mentions a similar topic and d...I found a blog that mentions a similar topic and discusses the origin of the phrase "but writers want to be paid." http://variocreative.com/blog/?p=353 Not sure how helpful this is.<BR/><BR/>Kim G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com