On Fri, May 04, 2007 at 11:33:08AM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> I'd like to find a Roman arena to house the thieves who believe they have
> every right to commercial content they don't pay for, and the thieves who
> sell us content we can't use because of their stupid copy protection, and
> watch and cheer as the thieves beat each other bloody.
I'd just like to see open content and open source software take over the
market, causing the demand for proprietary content and software to dry
up, causing both proprietary content/software vendors and "pirates" to
go out of business. As long as legislation doesn't get in the way, I'm
pretty sure it'll happen -- but I'm also pretty sure legislation will
get in the way to some extent. The survival of the RIAA, MPAA, MPA,
and Microsoft kinda depends on fighting the economic feasibility of
open content and open source software tooth and nail. Since that
economic feasibility of open business models can't really be fought
fairly, it has to be fought through legislation and litigation.
-- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] MacUser, Nov. 1990: "There comes a time in the history of any project when it becomes necessary to shoot the engineers and begin production."
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