And I submit it's always going to be possible to get away with doing it
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that it's possible to get away from doing it is actually important for all the business models to compete.
Go back to the closed, perfect, world. No infringing uses happen. What's the end game on that, pricing, getting mind share, etc...
I'll tell you what happens, and that is a lot of give aways and a ton of pricing changes. First one to move on that gains huge share, forcing the rest along. One will say, "go ahead, share it" and it's game on.
And who really wants that closed perfect computing world? I sure don't, and look at all the abuse where it does exist?
Open needs to be an alternative to that, if nothing else, to keep people somewhat sane and honest.
If open exists, so does infringement.
So then, how to maximize revenue? Sales is one way, leveraging mindshare is another.
The farther we go down that road, the more productive the discussion is.
And it's about the harm too. People do all sorts of things that are possible to do, and they do them under the threat of being caught and punished.
We make the punishment a remedy and recompense for harm done too.
So how appropriate is 150K / infringing act, compared to actual theft which carries significantly less penalty in most cases?
It's crazy! People are wanting to make it criminal and impose very significant terms too. That will also be crazy.
We need to have a talk about harm. Somebody watching a movie they aren't supposed to isn't that big of a harm.
And it can be a benefit, depending.
That dialog needs to be continued and continued rationally.
Frankly, I've stepped away from a ton of this. When I boil it down, choose to not infringe, I find the value of it all highly dubious, and there are lots of other things to do.
So I'm mostly out.
The little kid mooching software, movies, games, programming tools, whatever seeking to learn and grow might be on the moral bad side, if they have means. If they are poor? Trust me when I say they don't care, and are just seeking opportunity and skills.
It's not as black and white as you frame it.
And it's a control issue sometimes when it shouldn't be too.
, and
that it's possible to get away from doing it is actually important for all the business models to compete.
Go back to the closed, perfect, world. No infringing uses happen. What's the end game on that, pricing, getting mind share, etc...
I'll tell you what happens, and that is a lot of give aways and a ton of pricing changes. First one to move on that gains huge share, forcing the rest along. One will say, "go ahead, share it" and it's game on.
And who really wants that closed perfect computing world? I sure don't, and look at all the abuse where it does exist?
Open needs to be an alternative to that, if nothing else, to keep people somewhat sane and honest.
If open exists, so does infringement.
So then, how to maximize revenue? Sales is one way, leveraging mindshare is another.
The farther we go down that road, the more productive the discussion is.
And it's about the harm too. People do all sorts of things that are possible to do, and they do them under the threat of being caught and punished.
We make the punishment a remedy and recompense for harm done too.
So how appropriate is 150K / infringing act, compared to actual theft which carries significantly less penalty in most cases?
It's crazy! People are wanting to make it criminal and impose very significant terms too. That will also be crazy.
We need to have a talk about harm. Somebody watching a movie they aren't supposed to isn't that big of a harm.
And it can be a benefit, depending.
That dialog needs to be continued and continued rationally.
Frankly, I've stepped away from a ton of this. When I boil it down, choose to not infringe, I find the value of it all highly dubious, and there are lots of other things to do.
So I'm mostly out.
The little kid mooching software, movies, games, programming tools, whatever seeking to learn and grow might be on the moral bad side, if they have means. If they are poor? Trust me when I say they don't care, and are just seeking opportunity and skills.
It's not as black and white as you frame it.
And it's a control issue sometimes when it shouldn't be too.