An image can have much higher value and newspapers in the UK and the rest of Europe pay very well for rights to photos. Writers, unfortunately, no longer have the same impact. The free market will surely resolve this issue once and for all, long after the courts get to it. The beautiful thing about the Internet is that it levels the playing field. The overwhelming evidence indicates to me that we have a serious problem with freedom of speech and democracy in Canada.
Education is key.
The publishers who sell all are perhaps unaware of the damage they inflict on those of us who write for a living. This issue is pertinent to the impetus behind this day and its celebration should continue to illustrate, educate and explore this topic. As a freelancer of international standing, I regard the demands by publishers for electronic rights as one of the biggest threats to my livelihood. Journalistic creativity, surely, is limited to presentation and not content. Thanks for your responses.