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Originally Posted by taosaur
The lack of respect for copyright comes in direct proportion to the lack of respect the entertainment industry pays to the audience and talent alike. The strategy of middlemen narrowing the options of both producers and consumers of content--gatekeeping and stifling innovation on both ends--is not new to the digital age; it's just harder to maintain. When the "straight world" better reflects the realities of technology, supply and demand--and thereby better serves the culture--the black market will lose its raison d'être.
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when customers are treated like a slow puppy who needs a firm hand lest they immediately start pirating, its no surprise that customers respond in kind. when right off the bat you're coming at me like i'm a thieving dirtbag, why should i show your product any respect?
theres plenty of evidence out there that shows that companies that are relatively hands-off see great success. the marketplace is pretty good at supporting those who do the "right thing".
instead of evolving AT ALL these companies would simply rather bring a nuke to a knife fight. i'm convinced that the entertainment field still hasn't learned anything from the vcr, let alone ebooks and digital downloads. and they never will. if it weren't for "filthy thieving pirates" and outside the box thinkers kicking them in the a55 we probably wouldn't have very much, they'd still be content with papyrus
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they're ancient and they're outdated, they'll never, ever learn. they're getting a rude awakening to the fact that people just don't have to bend over and take it anymore and they have no idea how to respond except reach for the last resort. its easier to just destroy it all than do the heavy lifting required to update their moldering business practices.