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The rationalization only works on goods that meet the criterion I just described.

• bmelton 11y ago
  Then it doesn't work for pirated movies, which has distribution costs associated. You'll need to add yet another caveat to your original claim to make it work.
  • Karunamon 11y ago
    Once again, I was speaking of digital content. The "distribution cost" of a 600-4000MB file is effectively nil.
    • vidbina 11y ago
      Netflix seems to spend a fortune in encoding and distributing this type of content. I think that distribution may not always be as simple of a problem and should not be marginalised as such. Especially if you consider the numbers in terms of demand and quality expectations for such services.
      • Karunamon 11y ago
        Literal thousands of people are distributing various content, for free, right now. Out of sheer altruism most of the time - they get nothing back after their initial download. Pick your favorite torrent site. The fact that the business landscape wouldn't tolerate this as a legitimate method is a failure of ego and imagination, not something inherent to the system.