In a message dated 11/29/2002 8:28:47 PM Eastern Standard Time, germ@iinet.net.au writes:

Similarly with the buyer, as you said the artist has already got whatever
money they are going to with the initial sale. When someone buys it used,
there is still only one owner, and hence shouldn't there still only be one
payoff to the artist?

For this part of the arguement, this is exactly right. Why should this be any different from a used car?

Dale.