Topic: publishing books was a touchy and risky affair from the start, with varying trouble over the centuri
boof started this discussion 11 months ago #123,986
centuries. The first publisher of Gulliver's Travels for instance, in the 1700s rewrote some of Swift's shit for fear of trouble with the authorities of the time. If someone thought that your work of fiction was a disguised criticism of the English rule over Ireland for instance, you could catch some shit. Also, the book was published simultaneously at many printers in an effort to get ahead of piracy, em that is, copyright infringement. Though I don't know what copyright rules then and there were anyway
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 11 months ago, 40 minutes later[^] [v] #1,349,572
What kind of British guy would read a book and come after the writer because he got butthurt over perceived disguised anti British stuff
Anonymous C joined in and replied with this 11 months ago, 3 hours later, 3 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,349,591
brits are just fags like that. i mean, have you been to their sporting events? they chimp out even if their doods win. very emotional gits them are.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 11 months ago, 3 hours later, 7 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,349,615
I don't see how it's any different from cancel culture now. I don't know how authors (or creative types in general) even deal with reviews - I personally couldn't read them. Humans are awful.Kook !!rcSrAtaAC joined in and replied with this 11 months ago, 1 hour later, 8 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,349,629
boof (OP) replied with this 11 months ago, 2 hours later, 11 hours after the original post[^] [v] #1,349,656
plus getting "cancelled" by some portion of the general public complaining is a far cry from getting cancelled by the authorities who have the power to take your freedom and life