This is a great article by Canadian-born Cory Doctorow, describing the current fixation with "getting my cut" from things that we did or created without any expectation of financial reward.
"You translate a document because you need it in two languages. I come
along and use those translations to teach a computer something about
context. You tell me I owe you a slice of all the revenue my software
generates. That's just crazy. It's like saying that someone who figures
out how to recycle the rubbish you set out at the kerb should give you a
piece of their earnings."
It's a fascinating read that may make you look at the topic in a new light (or, for the first time!).
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