Re: DRM, Intel, Sony, virtualization and backdoors

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Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2005 05:06:14 +0800

forbin@dev.nul (Colonel Forbin) writes:

> Part of this absurdity is the unwarranted assumption that every
> "pirated" copy of a work reflects a lost sale. This is patently
> silly. Such logic approaches writing off the jackpot amount of the
> state lottery on one's tax return as a loss because you might have
> won if you picked the right numbers. The media moguls have never
> been able to successfully demonstrate that the people who
> purchase/download "pirated" works would have paid to purchase the
> same works from a legitimate source. Indeed, there is some evidence
> to support the notion that people who purchase pirated copies often
> end up paying for legitimate copies once they become available,
> often due to quality issues. The rest couldn't afford them anyway.

Case in point, for everyone to use as an example if they wish. Go to

http://www.baen.com/library/defaultTitles.htm

and read `Prime Palaver'. Especialy read #6 and contrast that with
hellyweirds screams of doom and death...

OK, all the stuff there can be LEGITIMATLY downloaded for free, but
still.

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