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Gaiman on Copyright Piracy and the Web

OpenRightsGroup · interview · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Neil Gaiman tells the Open Rights Group how the internet and piracy affect books and publishing. He describes how free web copies of his books boosted sales.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN commenters use it as the standard example of an author who found piracy helped rather than hurt sales.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2014

What HN commenters said

  1. “He has a fantastic interview clip regarding his outlooks on piracy of his books”

    Gaiman explains how web piracy of his books boosted sales

    jjcm, 2011-03 · Recommendation · in “Amazon shuts down Lendle”

  2. “He should probably listen to Neil Gaiman's story on how piracy can, indeed, make artists money”

    Counterexample showing piracy can make artists money

    Cowicide, 2014-11 · Recommendation · in “Spotify CEO Responds to Taylor Swift”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: neil gaiman, piracy, copyright, publishing, free distribution

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