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Originally Posted by Shaggy
So the answer is to treat all of your customers as criminals. Let's see how far that philosophy gets them.
You are never going to force everyone to do the right thing, but that doesn't mean that none of them will. The answer is not to take away everyone's existing rights in order to stop the "thieves".
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Give it up, man.
The people who have the mindset that the customers are the enemy are not going to be convinced by someone otherwise on a web forum. It's self-evident to you, to me and to many others what's going to happen.
Never mind that we've talked about physical retail adopting trust models, or illustrated how the music industry's grasping for control has alienated many would-be customers, even now they've at least partly got their act together (although for myself, I'll need them to stop trying to change laws in their favour).
Unfortunately, it's not evident to others and the trainwreck is already in progress. At some point you have to stand back, let it happen and then salvage from the wreckage. It's harsh on the companies crushed it in, but all too many are already beyond saving.