Ultimately anything that is stored in electronic format can be counterfeited. As bandwidth
increases in the future, it will get easier and easier to get your hands on music/videos/software.
Supporting producers property rights to electronic products will become a choice.
Property rights underpin capitalism - but you
can't enforce that on the rest of the world.
Muisic/Video copyright is somewhat trivial beside the issue of genetic & medical copyright.
Consider that the makers of AIDS treatment drugs can block access to most of the world that have AIDS by imposing price barriers thanks to their patents.
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Ultimately anything that is stored in electronic format can be counterfeited. As bandwidth increases in the future, it will get easier and easier to get your hands on music/videos/software. Supporting producers property rights to electronic products will become a choice. Property rights underpin capitalism - but you can't enforce that on the rest of the world. Muisic/Video copyright is somewhat trivial beside the issue of genetic & medical copyright. Consider that the makers of AIDS treatment drugs can block access to most of the world that have AIDS by imposing price barriers thanks to their patents.
Mine was out for about 7/8 days. I'm surprised this wasn't mentioned in the media too. I suppose they have bigger 'MS story' fishes to fry.