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Louis CK himself proved in his recent stand up production that people are willing to pay a fair price for something they see worth it rather than pirate it. He did this by charging $5 for his latest performance to download or stream with no restrictions, DRM, or anyhing of the sort. I openly supported this (and I easily could have went to a torrent site to get it) and many others did too, so much so that in a few days he earned over a million dollars.
Fairness and open competition will always resonate better with people than monopolies and government regulation/restrictions; at least in terms of business.
Today the US Senate is considering legislation that would destroy the free and open Internet.
“Why is it that when Republicans and Democrats need to solve the budget and the deficit, there’s deadlock, but when Hollywood lobbyists pay them $94 million dollars to write legislation, people from both sides of the aisle line up to co-sponsor it?” --Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian on CN...
I signed up just to post this. In the words of Benjamin Franklin, "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
As a rational person with a degree in Economics, I can understand losses from copyright and wanting to protect their intellectual property. What I don't agree with is how these bills go about it with censorship and "big brother" monitoring rather than attempting to solve the actual problem.
Today the US Senate is considering legislation that would destroy the free and open Internet.
“Why is it that when Republicans and Democrats need to solve the budget and the deficit, there’s deadlock, but when Hollywood lobbyists pay them $94 million dollars to write legislation, people from both sides of the aisle line up to co-sponsor it?” --Reddit Founder Alexis Ohanian on CN...
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