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That’s a negative sum view of the situation (if the creator takes more, the buyer takes less). Consider the positive sum view: the creator is encouraged to do
by Dwolb 5y ago
That’s a negative sum view of the situation (if the creator takes more, the buyer takes less).
Consider the positive sum view: the creator is encouraged to do activities (marketing? Community management?) to drive the price of the sold items higher and resold more frequently.
- MereInterest 5y agoTrue, both outcomes are possible, but I think the negative sum outcome is more likely. We've already manufacturers reach for more and more control with ebooks (can't lend like a physical book), heavy machinery (John Deere won't let you repair your tractor), cell phones (need to "jailbreak" in order to install your own software), cars (Tesla revoking a software feature after deciding that it was only enabled by mistake), and we've seen attempts to do so with computers (Clipper chip, DRM in general). Manufacturers are not to be trusted with a tool that can assert ownership over something that they have previously sold.
- Dwolb 5y agoHey sorry for the delay but wanted to say I appreciate your viewpoint and logical debate.