[CS-FSLUG] Mother Jones and Intellectual Property

[Renea Morrison]

On Wed, 2006-03-29 at 19:32 -0500, Don Parris wrote:
> Fair enough.  However, I think it still points to the idea of not
> killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.  The Grateful Dead had a
> rather liberal music "sharing" policy until recently, and one of the
> band members opposed the recent tightening of the belt.  I'm no GD
> fan, but I do know that their fans have been fairly loyal.  Music,
> too, is different from software in some ways.  Yet, both highlight the
> paradoxical nature of freedom in a capitalist society.
> 
> Don
> 
> On 3/29/06, David Aikema <david at aikema.net> wrote:
> > 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?
> >
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