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Except, it doesn't, really. I imagine that if you surveyed bookstores, you'd find that there is a strong correlation between the best-selling books and the mos
by michael_dorfman 16y ago
Except, it doesn't, really.
I imagine that if you surveyed bookstores, you'd find that there is a strong correlation between the best-selling books and the most-shoplifted books. Does this imply that shoplifting should be legal?
If you want to argue against the MPAA, you're going to have to find a better argument than this one.
- pavel_lishin 16y agoDid torrent freak imply that sharing movies like this should be legal? I'd say that no matter what the correlation, the penalty for shoplifting shouldn't be $25,000 per book.
- Bud 16y agoAre you drawing a direct analogy between piracy (which does not involve stealing of a physical item that costs money to produce) and shoplifting (which does)? Seems to me that that's a very shaky analogy. There's no way for the bookstore to end up ahead on that transaction. But there ARE multiple ways for a movie studio or recording studio to end up ahead on the transaction that I am highlighting here. I think this is a very strong argument against the MPAA, despite what you say. The MPAA, as we know, likes to claim and pretend that all piracy is evil, that it costs them massive amounts of revenue in all cases, that they cannot possibly survive as an industry in a world where piracy exists. These claims are far from proven; some would say they are ludicrous.
- tvon 16y ago> Seems to me that that's a very shaky analogy. You let that straw man live for all of a millisecond before you struck him down, you cruel bastard.
- gmjosack 16y agoIs it not possible that the shoplifter raves about the book to all their friends and they go buy copies from the store thus ending up ahead? That's the same reasoning I've seen FOR piracy of digital content. I know it's not a good analogy, but both situations are possible. Doesn't make shoplifting or piracy right.
- sigzero 16y agoAll piracy is evil. That is why it is called "piracy". It is theft pure and simple.
- Fargren 16y agoTheft is the substraction of an object. Priacy may be wrong, it sure is illegal, but it is not theft. Saying piracy is theft is akin to saying braking and entering is murder.
- tkahn6 16y ago> There's no way for the bookstore to end up ahead on that transaction. Yes there is, following the same line of reasoning you've been using on this page. Someone shoplifts the book, reads it, likes it, and recommends it to multiple friends.
- klbarry 16y agoIf that is such an advantage, then show me one bookstore owner who encourages theft for that purpose. And special give-aways don't count, since those are chosen by the business owner.