Re: Neil Gaiman on Piracy + 4chan Graphic Novel Piracy

Talking about Cory Doctorow, he was a keynote speaker at Siggraph
2011. Here is the 45 min video (30 min speech+15 min Q&A) and the full
transcript of his speech:

http://rhizome.org/editorial/2011/aug/12/cory-doctorows-siggraph-2011-keynote/

and a short bio on Siggraph website:
http://www.siggraph.org/s2011/for_attendees/keynote-speaker

--
François

On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:22 PM, Luis Ibanez <luis.ibanez <at> kitware.com> wrote:
> Hi Aileen,
>
> This is very interesting.
> Thanks for sharing it with us.
>
> This is what Cory Doctorow's has been referring
> to when he repeats Tim O'Reilly statement:
>
> "The big problem isn't piracy, it's obscurity"
> http://radar.oreilly.com/2006/08/piracy-is-progressive-taxation.html
>
> Doctorow's is one of the progressive authors
> who sees ebooks as a natural marketing tool
>
> http://craphound.com/littlebrother/about/
> http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/cory-doctorow-it-is-impossible-to-monetize-obscurity_b11775
>
>
> It is also worth noting Neil Gaiman's point about the
> fact that we discover books through recommendations
> from friends, family and colleges.
>
>
>    Luis
>
>
>
> ---------------------------
> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 9:27 AM, Aileen Sheedy <sheeda <at> rpi.edu> wrote:
>> While I was doing the reading for today, I thought of this video in which
>> Neil Gaiman explains that piracy actually helps book sales:
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qkyt1wXNlI.
>>
>> Also, a story I followed a while ago about an indie comic, "Underground,"
>> which is being given away for free after one of the creators had a
>> discussion with people who were posting scans on 4chan:
>> http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/19/underground-artist-steve-lieber-wins-over-4chan-with-love-and/
>> http://www.comicsalliance.com/2010/10/22/underground-4chan-steve-lieber-sales-pirated-scans/
>> http://www.undergroundthecomic.com/2010/10/whole-book-for-free-or-learning-something-from-4chan/
>>
>> tl;dr: Neil Gaiman is awesome, and everyone wins if you give your stuff
>> away.
>>
>> ~ Aileen
>>
>>
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