return2ozma@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoUK’s richest family on trial in Switzerland for human trafficking, confiscating staff passports, paying as little as £7/daywww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1600arrow-down14cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.online
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minus-squarePatapon Enjoyer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 months agoEven them are profitting off the work of hundreds of people. Or rather, a publisher is profitting off of their work along with the work of a lot more people.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvernlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoDirect to customer meaning they sell direct to a customer. Presumably through digital copies and owning a server rack. You can certainly argue that even that kind of hypothetical billionaire shouldn’t exist, and you’d be right.
Even them are profitting off the work of hundreds of people. Or rather, a publisher is profitting off of their work along with the work of a lot more people.
Direct to customer meaning they sell direct to a customer. Presumably through digital copies and owning a server rack.
You can certainly argue that even that kind of hypothetical billionaire shouldn’t exist, and you’d be right.