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Old 04-04-2009, 11:47 AM   #665
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Don't you see that this logic is only superficial and pointless? It's is just another indication of being stuck in the past?
No, I don't. It's a real distinction.

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So If I told you that I made a huge site-databank where everyone could dump the ebooks they have read erasing them from their device and everyone could pick them up as long as they contribute as well, would that be OK?
I think that would be better, and would be something publishers could get behind if it meant no more piracy.

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In fact at some point they realized that harm was not done in the larger scheme of things. It just shifted the equilibrium a bit while at the same time keeping the industry alive.
No, the music industry adjusted by drastically lowering prices for individual songs, and making songs easy and painless to buy. This made it so many people were more willing to pay for music than to go through the hoops of illegally downloading it. And even then, it took them time to get rid of DRM.
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