[CS-FSLUG] Mother Jones and Intellectual Property

[David Aikema]

It's a little tough to compare pornography with software here I think.
With the former I think that what they're hoping for is for the
consumer to get addicted and want to consume more and more, eventually
driving them to their site.  On the other hand, if consumers find a
good (eg.) word processor they probably want to stick to using it and
don't wander off searching for others.

Dave

On 3/28/06, Don Parris <gnumathetes at gmail.com> wrote:
> There are a number of interesting situations listed here:
>
> http://www.motherjones.com/news/exhibit/2006/03/intellectual_property.html
>
> Of particular interest is the note about the pornography industry:
> "42% OF ALL VIDEO files shared online are pornographic. No
> porn-sharing cases have yet been tried in the U.S."
>
> Yet, the pornographic "industry" is growing phenomenally.  The
> American porn publishers are even seeking to expand into countries
> where such stuff is still considered taboo.  It's interesting that one
> of the industries we most loathe has a much more "open" attitude about
> sharing than the rest of us - and are far more profitable than many of
> us realize.  I wonder how that fits into the capitalistic vs
> communistic framework into which so many try to force the FOSS vs
> proprietary debate?