what are you talking about specifically?
who sat down and put in "capitalist labor" and was later looted by someone because of the GPL?
maybe i misunderstand what you are saying, but what i'm seeing now in your post just doesn't make sense.
and how does it destroy financial incentives? it may erode a monetary market for generic software, but money not spent by people on things like the OS that controls their computer will allow people to spend more in other places.
the GPL merely shifts the money elsewhere. also financial gain isn't just about money, there's the utility of the software produced to consider.
ok, so then current music industry corporates embrace p2p to get around the problems.
they provide the best p2p network with the highest quality files and broadest range
in return you lose privacy. they want to know who you listen to, where you physically are, other stuff that helps them determine which artist is the best investment
music execs invest the money for concerts on artists they think are worth it. if the concert is a success, the artist gets paid.
everything shifts from promotion of cd to promotion of concert.
all money exchange is done at the concert.
piracy issues avoided. it's not easy to download the concert experience.
plus i want to download and not feel guilty about it, damnit!
i'm hungry, gonna go eat.
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what if instead of a fully democratic government, voting was similar to slashdot comment modding?
rather than everyone being able to vote every time, only random groups would be able to vote at any single election. the only way to stay in power would be to do a good job and get the most people to know that. if you don't know ahead of time whose arse to kiss, you have to actually try to please the most people possible.
there's more, but it would take a longer post, noone wants that.
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what are you talking about specifically?
who sat down and put in "capitalist labor" and was later looted by someone because of the GPL?
maybe i misunderstand what you are saying, but what i'm seeing now in your post just doesn't make sense.
and how does it destroy financial incentives? it may erode a monetary market for generic software, but money not spent by people on things like the OS that controls their computer will allow people to spend more in other places.
the GPL merely shifts the money elsewhere. also financial gain isn't just about money, there's the utility of the software produced to consider.
this is getting long, so i'll cut it off here.
ok, so then current music industry corporates embrace p2p to get around the problems.
they provide the best p2p network with the highest quality files and broadest range
in return you lose privacy. they want to know who you listen to, where you physically are, other stuff that helps them determine which artist is the best investment
music execs invest the money for concerts on artists they think are worth it. if the concert is a success, the artist gets paid.
everything shifts from promotion of cd to promotion of concert.
all money exchange is done at the concert.
piracy issues avoided. it's not easy to download the concert experience.
plus i want to download and not feel guilty about it, damnit!
i'm hungry, gonna go eat.
i'm sure it's been said before, but i haven't seen it put this way:
why don't artists just give away their music, and charge for concerts?
the cost of distributing used to be the promotion of a cd, the making of the cds, yadda. but with p2p those costs go to nothing.
artists don't make much on cd sales anyways
they make most of their money on concerts as it is.
(from what i've heard)
gave the following:
meh, worth a shot
gun companies aren't illegal, and guns can be used to kill people.
INDUCE is ridiculous... GAH!
what if instead of a fully democratic government, voting was similar to slashdot comment modding?
rather than everyone being able to vote every time, only random groups would be able to vote at any single election. the only way to stay in power would be to do a good job and get the most people to know that. if you don't know ahead of time whose arse to kiss, you have to actually try to please the most people possible.
there's more, but it would take a longer post, noone wants that.