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> 450$ to a scalper while giving 45$ to the artist.
I want to give $450 to the artist but people like you make it difficult for me.
> you don't have to wait in line or re-dial
I'm pretty sure tickets are sold the same way now, first come first served. This may be more fair to the poor consumer, but is not fair to the rich consumer, or the seller.
> you make more money than you need apparently
Time=money. When I was a poor student, I had more time than money, so I waited in line. Now my time is more valuable, and therefore I make economic decisions based on that. Have you ever paid some neighborhood kid to mow your lawn? Do you have more money than you need?
> excess money gives you the privilege
Damn right. I work hard for my money and I should be able to do with it what I want. If you want scarce consumer resources to be distributed based on something other than price, don't live in a capitalist society, or don't complain.
> have to sign up in time to get in the auction
The auctions could be staggered, some early, and some closer to the show. The seats closer to the show date would be more expensive to account for people like me (unless not all the seats were sold, then they would be cheaper).
Re: Re: Re: A question for those claiming scalpers are providing a valuable service here:
> except artificially increasing the price
The price is an agreement between buyer and seller. If you raise the price too high, the buyer won't buy.
The problem is there are buyers, like me, who have more money than time. I don't want to wait in line or on the phone to get a ticket, or plan months in advance. I want to look at what is playing in the next few weeks and then buy a ticket. I don't really care about the price. If it is too high, I won't go.
Scalpers take a risk because they buy tickets that may not sell. Scalpers add a service because they are good for people like me who can afford their prices.
Scalpers could be eliminated TOMORROW if all tickets were auctioned off. Sorry if that means that a few poor fans don't get to see the show. Welcome to economics 101, where scarce resources are distributed on price, not how fast you can hit the re-dial button. But then Louis would make way more money and we won't care that you pirated his DVD.
This is the Techdirt blind spot. All these idiotic contortions to stop scalpers are EXACTLY what game publishers (like EA) do to stop the reselling of games: first-purchaser codes, constant online access, etc. Why people can see this, I'll never understand. It is the free market. The "price" is what the market will pay, not what people think it should be. Scalpers, just like piracy, is punishment for not understanding economics.
The pirate bay does not link to anything, it contains hashes of links, and the links point to torrents, and the torrents allow you to download copied content. Many steps removed from (possibly) infringing. If the pirate bay is infringing, then thinking about downloading is infringing.
Further, shouldn't uploading be the crime? If I find a bootleg CD on the ground, am I breaking the law, or is the bootlegger breaking the law?
All these X-strike programs will do is send a lot of people to VPNs.
Supply and demand. Prices will fall to demand or companies will go bankrupt. I agree with him. If resale is impossible, rational consumers will not pay the high initial prices for goods like cars, mobile phones, bluray discs, etc. There is only so much money in an economy.
Netflix is being sued by a deaf person because they don't offer enough subtitled films. Who's fault is that? The world could crowd-source this issue and every film in existence could be subtitled in a week. But not with the film industry's bullsh!t hard-line stance.
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> We can only hope that it remains a niche market, because
> otherwise it may become a real economical problem.
Failure is not an economical problem; it is the foundation of capitalism. Parting fools from their money is a good thing, because then the smart people can do something useful. Bailing out idiots is what causes problems.
Not this stupid scalper issue again. Scalpers are the free market telling you your prices are too low. Here's an idea. How about you price your tickets at what the market will pay, and then the scalpers have no incentive to buy them, and I feel good that all the extra money I'm paying goes to Louis. So what if some poor person can't afford to see you live? They can watch your video. Why in Gods name is this so hard for artists to understand?
Why the hate on Bob the Angry Flower?! I attended university at the same time as Steve Notley, and we both drew comics in the university rag, the Gateway. He is obviously more successful. His comics are awesome.
Do we seriously have to explain this to you? What, no drivers licenses? No pilots licenses? You are "seriously curious" or just defending this article? I actually agree with the criticism of this article. If you don't like the licensing model, what else would you suggest to verify skills? Screw the teachers license and just audition every teaching applicant in the class for 2 weeks? How does that help kids?
> Also I'm quite sure that Apple puts in the "No guarantee as to fitness to purpose"
All items sold in North America have an Implied Warranty of Merchantability, which means the thing does what you'd expect it to. So yes, a backup drive should work like a backup drive.
I used this analogy above, but I think it is similar to public access to beach-front property. Sure, you could go and ask every home-owner where you are allowed to walk, but that just gives them incentive to build a fence into the ocean.
And no, it isn't someone else property. If I hear it or see it, I own it. You can't own what I experience. If you didn't want others to experience, you would have kept it secret. You own your secret diary, but not your blog. _However_, as a benefit to ME, I've agree to not *copy* it for a few years so you'll have incentive to create more.
Ask indigenous cultures, which have oral (and no written) traditions, if you "own" what you say, sing, etc. They would laugh at you.
A better analogy would be someone walking on the beach in front of your house. You can own the beach-front property, but since you can't own the ocean, there has to be some point where people can freely walk on the beach in front of your house. And they don't need permission to do it.
I think this nicely illustrates the conflict of rights between privately owned expressions and public culture.
That is the problem. If banks were allowed to fail, as the free market dictates, then everything would be fine. Idiot bankers who take large risks would be punished, and smart bankers who take sensible risks would be rewarded.
The WORST thing governments can do is bail-out banks. Sure, there is lots of short term chaos and pain when banks close. But everything in life has risks. If you didn't know what your bank was investing in, then you partially deserve the loss. The reality is bank closures hurt large investors more than regular people. That is why bondholders clammer so much to bail out banks. It isn't to help you and me, it is to help them.
The thing that is so dumb is Spain's problems are with a housing bubble. Doesn't anybody learn? Back in the day, the only way to make money off real estate was in renting. Now, people think they can buy a condo, wait 3 months, and sell it for a profit. Anyone who loses money this way deserves to go broke.
You can't compete with Wal-Mart on price, but you can compete in service, quality, and selection. No one imports and sells shiny crap from China better. (Personally, I like shiny crap, which is why I shop at Wal-Mart. For locally-made high-quality crap, I shop at local stores.)
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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: A question for those claiming scalpers are providing a valuable service here:
I want to give $450 to the artist but people like you make it difficult for me.
> you don't have to wait in line or re-dial
I'm pretty sure tickets are sold the same way now, first come first served. This may be more fair to the poor consumer, but is not fair to the rich consumer, or the seller.
> you make more money than you need apparently
Time=money. When I was a poor student, I had more time than money, so I waited in line. Now my time is more valuable, and therefore I make economic decisions based on that. Have you ever paid some neighborhood kid to mow your lawn? Do you have more money than you need?
> excess money gives you the privilege
Damn right. I work hard for my money and I should be able to do with it what I want. If you want scarce consumer resources to be distributed based on something other than price, don't live in a capitalist society, or don't complain.
> have to sign up in time to get in the auction
The auctions could be staggered, some early, and some closer to the show. The seats closer to the show date would be more expensive to account for people like me (unless not all the seats were sold, then they would be cheaper).
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Re: Re: Re: A question for those claiming scalpers are providing a valuable service here:
The price is an agreement between buyer and seller. If you raise the price too high, the buyer won't buy.
The problem is there are buyers, like me, who have more money than time. I don't want to wait in line or on the phone to get a ticket, or plan months in advance. I want to look at what is playing in the next few weeks and then buy a ticket. I don't really care about the price. If it is too high, I won't go.
Scalpers take a risk because they buy tickets that may not sell. Scalpers add a service because they are good for people like me who can afford their prices.
Scalpers could be eliminated TOMORROW if all tickets were auctioned off. Sorry if that means that a few poor fans don't get to see the show. Welcome to economics 101, where scarce resources are distributed on price, not how fast you can hit the re-dial button. But then Louis would make way more money and we won't care that you pirated his DVD.
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Further, shouldn't uploading be the crime? If I find a bootleg CD on the ground, am I breaking the law, or is the bootlegger breaking the law?
All these X-strike programs will do is send a lot of people to VPNs.
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Re: Re: Re: Is this the next bubble crushing economy in the future?
> otherwise it may become a real economical problem.
Failure is not an economical problem; it is the foundation of capitalism. Parting fools from their money is a good thing, because then the smart people can do something useful. Bailing out idiots is what causes problems.
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Bob the Angry Flower is crap?!?!
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All items sold in North America have an Implied Warranty of Merchantability, which means the thing does what you'd expect it to. So yes, a backup drive should work like a backup drive.
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And no, it isn't someone else property. If I hear it or see it, I own it. You can't own what I experience. If you didn't want others to experience, you would have kept it secret. You own your secret diary, but not your blog. _However_, as a benefit to ME, I've agree to not *copy* it for a few years so you'll have incentive to create more.
Ask indigenous cultures, which have oral (and no written) traditions, if you "own" what you say, sing, etc. They would laugh at you.
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I think this nicely illustrates the conflict of rights between privately owned expressions and public culture.
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That is the problem. If banks were allowed to fail, as the free market dictates, then everything would be fine. Idiot bankers who take large risks would be punished, and smart bankers who take sensible risks would be rewarded.
The WORST thing governments can do is bail-out banks. Sure, there is lots of short term chaos and pain when banks close. But everything in life has risks. If you didn't know what your bank was investing in, then you partially deserve the loss. The reality is bank closures hurt large investors more than regular people. That is why bondholders clammer so much to bail out banks. It isn't to help you and me, it is to help them.
The thing that is so dumb is Spain's problems are with a housing bubble. Doesn't anybody learn? Back in the day, the only way to make money off real estate was in renting. Now, people think they can buy a condo, wait 3 months, and sell it for a profit. Anyone who loses money this way deserves to go broke.
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