“The technology is so dazzling that people can’t see that what they’re doing is morally wrong,” he writes. “It is outrageous that anyone can steal an artist’s work without punishment. It is theft, just as putting your hand in someone’s pocket and taking their wallet is theft.” His article comes after music industry leaders met British Prime Minister David Cameron in Downing Street to discuss the issue of web piracy. Pullman, writer of the His Dark Materials trilogy, says authors and musicians work in poverty for years to bring their work to the level “that gives happiness to their audiences and, when they achieve that, the possibility of making money from it is taken away from them”. He concludes: “If we want to enjoy the work that someone does, we should pay for it.”
What does Pullman say about authors and musicians?
Many don’t have financial success for many years They have to choose between bringing happiness to their audience and making money Many use technology extensively They rarely get recognized for their contributions