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If every digital copy is charged the same as the old physical ones, the economic benefit of the internet's innovation is effectively obliterated. No way! Ther
by fnid2 16y ago
If every digital copy is charged the same as the old physical ones, the economic benefit of the internet's innovation is effectively obliterated.
No way! There is still a huge benefit to the internet. There's no plastic to pollute the environment. You don't have to leave home to get the movie. You can stream it from netflix or watch it on Hulu.
Available on the internet, doesn't mean it should be available for free. There are still costs for bandwidth, servers, and all the middlemen who put the pieces together so you can access it that way.
- hxa7241 16y ago> There is still a huge benefit to the internet. ... Well, OK, those are the parts that copyright doesn't interfere with. > Available on the internet, doesn't mean it should be available for free. There are still costs for ... Yes, indeed, and these are rather different, individually, systematically, commercially, from what the old laws are fitted for. What transactions there are, the sources of money, and where payment is attached, has to shift around. A copy in itself is now practically free for the individual, and that seems near optimal. Companies have to sell services that are a good deal for people -- that they cannot easily get for themselves.