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Old 07-05-2012, 06:00 PM   #38
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Without getting into the merits of the lawsuit, at least $7,000 is a much more reasonable amount than the hundreds of thousands or millions that some who torrented music or films have been fined after refusing to settle and going to court in the U.S. I think in music or films it was (or is) something like, settle for $5,000 or go to court and be fined a ridiculously high amount.

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Originally Posted by teh603 View Post
It also illustrates one of the bigger lies of capitalism, that in a free market the cost of purchase will approach that of production.
Designer brands are not necessities. I see no problem in a society with exorbitantly priced items if the demand is there, so long as essentials or other brands are available at reasonable prices as well.

It is only when those more essential things start to be priced out of many people's ranges that a problem would occur, but with a capitalistic society that usually doesn't happen because demand would then decrease too much, or someone else would fill the hole in demand left by those who can't buy what's already available by offering a similar item that's more affordable.
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