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Originally Posted by nekokami
The "not too much" might be a reference to the few writers who actually make substantial sums of money. I think "infinite" is being used to mean "unlimited" here, i.e. in the current system, you (as the author and publisher) assume all risk related to being compensated for your effort, but theoretically the amount of income a single piece of work can generate for you is unlimited.
But that's just my interpretation.  |
Well, I think that anyone who honestly believes they have the right to dictate how much money someone else is
allowed to make from their efforts is pretty much full of it. I also think that those who are unilaterally against others who make a lot of money are speaking from a personal jealousy that they can't make as much. I also see that as a not-even-slightly-subtle personal attack on my person.
But that's just my interpretation.
I'm not sure when this discussion about a possible DRM system turned into a "Steve Jordan doesn't deserve to make a living, 'cos he's such a jerk," but I'm all for accepting that some people around here just think I'm a jerk, and go back to the DRM discussion. So:
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Originally Posted by Lemurion
Steve you made an interesting point about DRM when you said the key was to get people to accept it and refuse to cooperate with those who break it.
Once that happens you no longer need DRM.
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There are always going to be people who want to take what other people have, and not pay for it. And very often, the way they get it is by taking it from legitimate customers. That's why you would continue to need DRM, until you reached the point that the amount of loss from violators is not considered significant enough to bother.