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> Only the media companies. Who will swiftly pass the additional cost on to their customers. Voters who see it that way won't vote voluntarily to pay more jus
by tempodox 9y ago
> Only the media companies.
Who will swiftly pass the additional cost on to their customers. Voters who see it that way won't vote voluntarily to pay more just so content creators can keep their copyright.
- JoshTriplett 9y agoEasy framing to get around that: "Only the less creative ones, who prefer to sit on their old works rather than making new ones."
- tempodox 9y agoAnd what stops them from adding those costs to the price of whatever they're currently selling?
- JoshTriplett 9y agoMaking them large enough to make that impossible and uneconomical compared to making new works. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16046563 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16046563