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Originally Posted by PKFFW
What concerns me is this idea put forward by many that since it's digital media and therefore pretty much in infinite supply, it should just be free altogether. How many flower breeders would or could continue to breed new varieties of flowers if they had to just give them all away for free?
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But nobody is saying those breeders couldn't sell the flowers they grow. The issue would be if said breeders would try to prevent other people from growing (and giving away) flowers of their type; that's what's analogous to copyright. The thing is, making a copy of a digital file is incredibly easy and incredibly cheap, whereas making a copy of a flower takes a lot of time and effort. Hence flower growing can still be a profitable business for those who offer to save time and effort to others in exchange for cash, even totally ignoring patents.