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Photos - nothing suss. Thanks 9-Aug-2006 At 5:40:29 PM Ronny

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>On 8/08/2006 master of drung wrote:
>>just because you work very hard at something you are passionate about
>doesn't
>>mean you have some automatic right to make money from it
>

Well sort of. The whole concept of property rights, intellectual property, and consequentially copyright, is that you DO have the right to make money out of it. Its your property, and you can sell if if you chose to. But nobody has to buy it.
Similarly, if you want to buy something you will have to pay what someone is prepared to sell it for. This is simple supply and demand. The idea that amateurs should stay out of the market on the basis of some sort of solidarity with the pros is bollocks. Similarly, if you can get a bargain off an amateur, go for it.

Of course, there's not going to be as much choice in the photos from amateurs, and the photos probably won't be as good, and they'll be harder to find - but then, you get what you pay for really...