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Originally Posted by HarryT
This is a sad day for those who make their living from IP. The Swiss government is essentially saying "we don't give a damn that our citizens are stealing from you". Very disappointing.
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Quite surprisingly to myself I totally agree with you.
Theoretically, I'm all about "global village" and hate DRM and such as much as anyone else.
But I find the original argument seriously flawed.
First of all: Where's the proof, that downloading content really doesn't impact the over all spent?
A friend of mine recently bought his very first ebook reader, a Kindle.
His argument: "It's only € 100. If I only read 10 downloaded books, I already have my ROI". Yes, he still will keep spending his money. He will buy food. He will pay his rent. He even might go to the cinema more often. But he definitely won't buy the book he downloaded before. And most likely, he won't buy too many books anymore in general. Probably just the ones you hardly find as a download.
My personal argumentation would be entirely different. I still would argue about the specific product. For example book A or music album B.
I'd say: If I bought book A as a paper book for example, I should be free to download the ebook. But this specific one, not just some random one.