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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
That is also true of a bookcase.
I have here a bookcase I bought from IKEA the other day. I own it. If I want to sell it to you, I can do that. If I want to give it to my mother, I can do that, too. If I want to donate it to the church rummage sale, I have that option. None of those pay the creator of my bookcase anything. Should they?
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You can only give your book case to one other person. If you give it to me, you cannot give it to your mom and you would not longer have it yourself.
But what if you could just "copy" the book shelf? Not only copy it, but instantly transmit it every where in the world for free (or next to no cost).
Do you think Ikea could still have a business under such a scenario?
What if you could make copies of cars like you can ebooks/mp3's. How many could Ford sell if the person who bought a car could make an exact duplicate for free and distribute the vehicle across the world for free?
Lee