Re: Royalties???

> � I'm a programmer- and get paid for the time I spend doing it.  If there
> � were no piracy laws, I wouldn't get paid... would I?  Be realistic.  When
> � a person puts a lot of time and effort into creating something, they
>  As a programmer, I have a question for you.  Do you write and distribute
>  your own applications?  Or are you an in house programmer for a corporation.
>  Reason I ask is this: if the former is the case, then I fully agree with
>  you on the piracy issue as money is being taken directly from your own
>  pocket.  If the latter is the case then read on:

Actually, both cases are correct.  I work for a corporation on salary,
and also have my own business.  So, both sides apply here.  Even in the
first case, however, my original point still holds true (though to a
lesser degree).  The more piracy that goes on, the less a product makes,
and the less a programmer will be paid.

>  artists...  What has been done for programmers??  Once you've busted your
>  chops for a year or two developing an application, does your employer then
>  purchase the rights from you and give you a percentage??  Is your hourly
>  wage your only compensation plus perhaps a tidbit extra for being a good
>  dog??  Im truly curious if there has been a standard for compensation
>  adopted by the industry... to my knowledge, there has not.

That's a very good point.  I don't know of any standards for this.  My
brother is a professional musician, so I'm also well aware of how residuals
work.  No such luck for programmers, or at least not in my case.  Working
for yourself is the only way to get rich though, right?  It is a lot nicer
to be in control of what happens to your creations rather than blindly hand
them away for a few dollars, never to have any part in the profits afterwards.