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Old 01-30-2012, 04:39 PM   #74
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Originally Posted by sbroome View Post
You're not owed entertainment. And if you're waiting for everything in life to cater to you you'll find it very disappointing.
I think what you are missing here is that by giving creators the protection of copyright, we, as a society, are making a deal. And part of that deal is that what the creators create will be available to everyone.

So when the creators produce something in a fashion that excludes people on a basis other than pricing, we are entitled to take a good hard look at that.

Maybe "piracy" is a good response to the decision of a creator or provider not to service the whole market. It allows the creators to focus on the areas where they think they'll get a maximum return, and it allows the people they aren't servicing to have access to the product.

It might be a good idea to eliminate the "right not to publish" from copyright protection. So copyright would protect the creator in any segment of the market he decides to enter, but not in any segment he decides not to enter until he decides to enter it after all.
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