But can't ambitious people do that anyway by licensing the technology? Just playing devil's advocate here. I hate Microsoft and I worked for Alcatel and hated that company, too.
So what happens when you come up with a brilliant idea that can be implemented in multiple ways? You work your ass of developing it and as soon as it is a success, someone else copies the idea (they write their own code that does the exact same thing).
He said record BOX OFFICE sales, not DVD or Video sales. Piracy hurts Hollywood in the ongoing sales and royalties business. And it isn't the Hollywood execs that lose the most: it is the people like union workers, cameramen, grips, and even sysadmins that lose their jobs. The execs always stay rich.
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But can't ambitious people do that anyway by licensing the technology? Just playing devil's advocate here. I hate Microsoft and I worked for Alcatel and hated that company, too.
So what happens when you come up with a brilliant idea that can be implemented in multiple ways? You work your ass of developing it and as soon as it is a success, someone else copies the idea (they write their own code that does the exact same thing).
You mean you've never met a Christian or otherwise religious doctor?
He said record BOX OFFICE sales, not DVD or Video sales. Piracy hurts Hollywood in the ongoing sales and royalties business. And it isn't the Hollywood execs that lose the most: it is the people like union workers, cameramen, grips, and even sysadmins that lose their jobs. The execs always stay rich.