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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
... They're talking about ways to protect rights-holders. That's all. These Big Brother personal paranoia delusions aren't helping.
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Why should the personal liberties of society be so significantly threatened, to protect rights-holders.
The market works pretty well: at some optimum price the seller will realize sufficient profit to stay in the business, and a majority of interested potential purchasers will pay for the product. As you move the price higher, less and less interested potential purchasers will pay for the product - some will chose an alternative, others will "pirate."
Many rights-holders would love the government to protect their monopoly at any cost, so that they can maximize their profit. I am sure some would support eye-gouging for "piracy."
But why would anyone reasonable be surprised that many of us find such scheme noxious?
And, as someone else pointed out, this is not intended to help Steve Jordan, but rather Disney and Time Warner.