kamiga wrote:
Do you think abandoning a piece of work, or specifically denying others rights to distribute it, does justice to the original effort put into creating it? Assuming the profit potential is gone, as a creator, wouldn't you want to see more people using, enjoying, appreciating your creation? Doesn't that add respect(to you, to your creation) and make your past effort seem more worthwhile?
I think it has absolutely nothing to do with it. If it's their work, and they choose to abandon it and keep the rights - they can if they choose. It has nothing to do with what *I* think or want. What 'justice' is done to *their* original effort is left up to them - they have numerous choices, but they are theirs to make, irrespective of what decisions you, me, or anyone else wants or thinks is right.
As for the example - well, that's what you'd do... that's your right and your decision. But just because that's what you'd do, or what I'd do, doesn't mean that everyone else has to follow the direction of our compass.
A *real* example would be me telling you what you should do with your creation because it's what *I* want you to do... I have a feeling you'd tell me to sod off - and rightfully so!
Which leaves only one REAL decision, and it's not if what they are doing is wrong or right (because whatever they choose - it's right, for whatever reasons), it's whether others will respect their rights and their decisions.
