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Old 02-24-2011, 06:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Alexa
I am a musician as well as a quilter and this is one area my two worlds overlap. This is a teaching moment. See if you can get her to understand that the designer put lots of time and effort into producing that design and it is really unfair for anyone to give it away for free. It is hard enough for independent designers (or musicians for that matter) to make enough money back on their work to make it worthwhile to continue. And without these independents our world would be less joyful, creative, inspiring, and free.
My DD heard the topic and said, "Artists work HARD!" Her artwork is not free, and people don't seem to understand the effort is takes to create. She stands in agreement with Alexa. Use it as a teaching moment. If that does not work, I guess the 'just say no' argument stands.

So, how did the conversation go?
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