An artist really eloquently puts why it's important for artists to get paid for their work: It's becoming a bigger and bigger cultural conversation, whether it's the Upright Citizens Brigade or The Atlantic. As the technology of mass communication (and, with 3D printing, duplication), the economics of "Free" is going to become a bigger and thornier issue. A larger-than-ever slice of our economy is g…
SOURCE: CultureFuture at 11:08PM on March 9, 2013