Re: Fighting with teenagers

[identity profile] zornhau.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
>Definitely, but I don't think the
>art forms are precious.

Dunno. I rather like the well rounded 100K SF/F novel... as do the people who download pirate copies.


>How much is a drink?
Not a good analogy because, whatever the source, a bottle of Becks is a bottle of Becks.

Analogies really just obscure the simplicity of what's happening: the Tragedy of the Commons.

Re: Fighting with teenagers

[identity profile] broin.livejournal.com 2010-07-08 12:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Not a good analogy because, whatever the source, a bottle of Becks is a bottle of Becks.

Yes... but that's my point. :) The content is the same, and we pay for the medium (venue). I've paid for physical copies of books that are free and Creative Commonsed. I've bought electronic copies of books I own. The actual *stuff* might not be what I'm paying for.