I think you may have missed the core of the notion. It&#x27;s not about who &quot;deserves&quot; what at all. It&#x27;s about providing value. Techies and other white collar types generally provide value by doing bespoke work. Demanding payment to copy non-custom bits because they have a certain color is not providing value in any readily apparent way.<p>What you&#x27;ve also missed is how sick and tired techies are of artists and musicians seeking to &quot;deserve a good living&quot; by controlling techies. To express contempt for our work while expecting unlimited cringing subservience.<p>Why is it that so-called &quot;artists&quot; are so quick to demand creative control over the work of others who work in different mediums? I have a few guesses.