It has always been a struggle to earn a living. Hemingway had to work for newspapers until he sold movie rights. Now we can't really do part-time work with newspapers.
The key is the 2012 legislation. The licensing fee always acted kind of like a speed limit. On the 401, you're allowed to do 100 kilometres per hour, although you might do 110 or 115 if you think you can get away with it. Enter the exception for education. Now you've made it the autobahn. There is no speed limit. You can photocopy anything.
It isn't just that speed limit: It's the disrespect that's ingrained. It's also the idea that content is free, that a book should be free. Yesterday that school expected me to give them free books. Children came up to me and asked me if I could give them a free book. Yes, I can. I can go into further debt if they would like me to.
Thank you.