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> The alternative is to force people to charge for something of value they wish to give, gratis, to the world.

I 'm not sure they wish, as much as they have no option to monetize it or do something with it




One can always offer a service at any price; the trick is finding an agreeable buyer.

I would love to sell my photographs at a price that would allow me to do so full-time. Alas, there are a lot of other people who would love to do the same. Some of them are willing to charge less than presently seems sustainable for me to do. We adapt, or we're bummed out all the time.


often there is just no mechanism to facilitate the trade, or someone else is hoarding all the benefits.

Videos created with this music will end up in social media sites which will make tons of money out of them. Yet the creators have no way to earn a part of it.


If you are not okay with that outcome as a creator, don't use that license :).

If you use their work and wish to compensate creators for their work, the very nature of CC-BY means that you know who to contact.




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