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From the evidence we have, group C is much larger than B for most media. Superstars might lose out somewhat; their group B might be larger than group C. But f
by jellicle 16y ago
From the evidence we have, group C is much larger than B for most media.
Superstars might lose out somewhat; their group B might be larger than group C. But for almost all creators of media, group C is larger, often extremely much larger, than group B, and therefore copyright infringement is a net benefit to them.
Even for superstars, it's not clear that B is larger than C. You want the latest hit song from Lady Gaga? Here you go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1FrqwZyKw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV1FrqwZyKw
Free to air for the world to see and download, no payment required, put up there by the creator. Clearly Gaga believes that the benefits of publicity outweigh any "losses" from people who decided not to buy the album. I'm sure she is correct.
- teamonkey 16y ago> From the evidence we have Link?
- JoeAltmaier 16y agoBelieve what you like, but at some point the product becomes a "commodity" - its well-known and further piracy doesn't contribute to publicity. Then it'd be nice to switch models (which is of course impossible).
- ecounysis 16y agoYou can't switch models so you choose the model with the largest lifetime net benefit.
- jellicle 16y agoSure. That happens when all 7 billion people on Earth know about your product. For which products do you think all 7 billion people know about it?
- JoeAltmaier 16y agoYou think most products appeal to all 7 billion? Or do they have a subset market that can get saturated.
- pushingbits 16y agoThis might very well be true in the current environment where there are only some isolated cases where people give stuff away for free. But things might very well be different if it becomes the default mode for everyone. If you give something away for free now, while your 10 competitors are not doing it, you will draw a lot of people simply because consumption is easier by comparison. If your 10 competitors also started giving away everything for free that advantage would be gone. Of course, there might still be a net benefit, but the evidence we have should be taken with a grain of salt.