Royalties are not how most writers or musicians make their living. Musicians by and large make a living with a relationship with an audience that is economically harnessed through performance and ticket sales.

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I mean I look forward to the day when I can be Republican again.

I mean I look forward to the day when I can be Republican again.

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

Most libertarians are worried about government but not worried about business. I think we need...

Most libertarians are worried about government but not worried about business. I think we need...

But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself...

But generally speaking, I felt to engage in the political process was to sully oneself...

I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural...

I personally think intellectual property is an oxymoron. Physical objects have a completely different natural...

If all ideas have to be bought, then you have an intellectually regressive system that...

If all ideas have to be bought, then you have an intellectually regressive system that...

Everyone seems to be playing well within the boundaries of his usual rule set. I...

Everyone seems to be playing well within the boundaries of his usual rule set. I...

So I'm just waiting until one party or the other actually gets a moral compass...

So I'm just waiting until one party or the other actually gets a moral compass...

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane...

We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane...

In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance.

In Cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance.

It didn't matter what we did or where we did it as long as we...

It didn't matter what we did or where we did it as long as we...

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

Relying on the government to protect your privacy is like asking a peeping tom to...

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

The Internet treats censorship as a malfunction and routes around it.

I don't know that I believe in the supernatural, but I do believe in miracles,...

I don't know that I believe in the supernatural, but I do believe in miracles,...

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

Our identities have no bodies, so, unlike you, we cannot obtain order by physical coercion....

A faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.

A faculty for idleness implies a catholic appetite and a strong sense of personal identity.

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

One of the most wonderful things in nature is a glance of the eye; it...

Integrity simple means not violating one's own identity.

Integrity simple means not violating one's own identity.