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I worry that if this system becames permanent, one in which it is practically impossible to stop piracy, followed by the loss of traditional incentives we might
by rollinDyno 7y ago
I worry that if this system becames permanent, one in which it is practically impossible to stop piracy, followed by the loss of traditional incentives we might find ourselves in a place where no motivated investor will break even when producing quality and innocuous content.
- ColanR 7y agoIn that case, we will just pass around the same old stuff until we get bored enough that we'll actually pay for new stuff.
- rollinDyno 7y agoSome people might decide to pay but the technology will be there to distribute it for free. At this point it would be sort of like a public good with the free rider problem.
- a1369209993 7y ago"Motivated investors" don't produce quality content anyway; they produce mass-market swill like Twilight or Game of Thrones.
- ausbah 7y agoMost people use sites like these to pirate the "swill" you despite so much.
- jdnenej 7y agoMost of the stuff on scihub was funded by tax dollars