On Paid Speech
Paid speech is not free; free speech does not pay.
The proof of both propositions is simple: he who pays the piper
calls the tune.
Free
speech does not pay because information is unownable. Once spoken, any word
becomes common property of all mankind. The rate of profit on intellectual
property quickly falls to zero.
Information
wants to be free; information also wants to be paid; therefore information is
broke.
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