The code is freely available. You can download it from the internet and do whatever you want with it. Anyone can watch a TV show and record it if they want.
So why do people pay for things like Linux distributions? It's the convenience. They're not paying for the code, they're paying for the packaging, the tech support, etc.
Same thing with the TV shows. If people want to record them and share them for free (essentially providing a service), that's their perogative.
I don't remember the exact numbers here, but there was a study done about banner blindness. They monitored people's online searches (for products, information, etc) and found that an overwhelming majority of people did not click on banners EVEN IF IT ADVERTISED THE PRODUCT, SERVICE, OR INFORMATION THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.
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Hell, in Boston you don't even need a parking space! Just park your car in the middle of the road like all the other morons...
While others acquire it during their lifetime. Does that mean they could possibly induce it in anyone that could pony up the cash?
Compare this to open source software:
The code is freely available. You can download it from the internet and do whatever you want with it. Anyone can watch a TV show and record it if they want.
So why do people pay for things like Linux distributions? It's the convenience. They're not paying for the code, they're paying for the packaging, the tech support, etc.
Same thing with the TV shows. If people want to record them and share them for free (essentially providing a service), that's their perogative.
I don't remember the exact numbers here, but there was a study done about banner blindness. They monitored people's online searches (for products, information, etc) and found that an overwhelming majority of people did not click on banners EVEN IF IT ADVERTISED THE PRODUCT, SERVICE, OR INFORMATION THEY WERE LOOKING FOR.
um. 25% of 0.00001 mSv/h = 0.0000025 mSv/h
that's a pretty small number....
either that or it took the wrong pill...
and double or triple our population problem as well...
one more thing to deplete mercilessly(sp?) then bitch and moan about in 50 years....