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The piracy confrontations are not about the money or revenue maximizing. They are about gatekeeping and distribution control.
by venomsnake 13y ago
The piracy confrontations are not about the money or revenue maximizing. They are about gatekeeping and distribution control.
- chii 13y agogate keeping is a means to obtain profit. If you controlled it all, like the old media companies used to, you can make a lot more profit. but with the advent of the internet and p2p distribution, it's becoming hard to control, and this they have completion.
- andyhmltn 13y agoI really don't get that argument (from them of course, not you haha.) If you make something super easy to get and a reasonable price (eg: Quite a few comedy specials are appearing for $5 DRM free) then more people will just download it than go through the hassle of a torrent or getting their friends to put it on a memory stick.