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The reason why piracy can continue to exist is licensing agreements. Content providers need to offer a flat rate for resellers, and sure, they'll have the occa
by engtech 14y ago
The reason why piracy can continue to exist is licensing agreements.
Content providers need to offer a flat rate for resellers, and sure, they'll have the occasional exclusive and better deal to specific online stores.
But compare this to a real world store: they can sell anything they can buy. Yes, they have to negotiate with a distributor but it isn't nearly as ridiculous as the digital marketplace is.
I should be able to set up my own ebook / movie / tv-show / game online store and be able to sell anything that isn't locked into an exclusive agreement.
- engtech 14y agoand don't even get me started on that we need to be able to resell "used" content as individuals. The current fiasco of "losing" all your electronic purchases on death because they're non-transferable is criminal abuse. There's a big difference between paying a monthly subscription to stream versus buying digital files that are hosted on your hardware and you can't transfer them after death.