Intellectual Property and Copyright Reform (63)

38 Name: dmpk2k!hinhT6kz2E 2005-11-08 23:30 ID:Heaven

>>34
Of course people do, but:

  • How many fan-made films do you see that rival Lord of the Rings? Or even Joe's Shitty Summer Film?
  • How many independent games do you see that rival the glitz of modern games?
  • How about OSX? Linux you say? Linux has zero polish. Or compare Photoshop with Gimp.
  • How about giant magnetoresistive heads? Or copper on silicon? I'll bet if nobody was paying scientists we'd be way ahead now!

Do you notice something? All of the above took millions to produce, or more. That's right, these things you enjoy for "free" wouldn't be possible if there were no capital to pay them!

If people only made these things for love, there'd be a lot less of it (people need to eat, so they'll usually work on something else), and the quality will probably be lower (people need to eat, so they'll usually work on something else). Imagine if everyone were still scratching out a living on farms.

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