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Originally Posted by Jaime_Astorga
You are missing the point. Not "everything" has changed... humans still breathe air, energy is still equal to mass times the speed of light squared, and the laws of economics still hold. When talking about how the "old ways" don't work anymore, one refers to the ease with which digital works, as opposed to physical works, can be distributed and copied. It is that which has changed, and it is that which makes some of the old ways not apply anymore. But we are still operating under the constraints of economics.
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And you are missing the point too.
Those advocating digital media should be free because there is limitless supply are applying the supply/demand equation to only one part of the whole in order to justify their position. That is, they are saying supply of copies is limitless so therefore they should be free.
Well what about supply and demand of the ability to create good work? No, lets not apply it to that because then we would have to admit that maybe the supply of talent is not limitless and therefore should be regarded as having some value and therefore some reasonable payment should be made.
Heaven forbid!
Cheers,
PKFFW