07-21-2009, 09:22 PM
3D Sunset Wrote:If he/she signed on with them, then he/she did so of their own free will, and they did so to make money, not to contribute to human culture. If their desire was to add to human culture, then they would simply make it available for free and hope for free publicity.
I'd argue that the motive probably encompasses both -- the desire to add to human culture, and the desire to be paid for the effort.
It seems a whole lot of this thread contains discussion aimed at moving gray areas into either black or white boxes. Sometimes it just can't be done... but it can be edifying to discuss how it might be accomplished.
Here, remove the darker bits here and move them over there... No, no, no, that's not a dark bit, it's a light bit! Whattaya mean it's not light? I'm telling you it's light, it is light... Oh. I see. Ok then, yeah, it's dark... Well in that case, put it over here. Whattaya mean, 'not there'?....
