As an estranged husband with two kids, aging parents, and connected with my wife via both FB and G+ (oh, and LiveJournal), I think I'm in a position to say that calling this guy an asshole is an insult to assholes.
There are SO many things wrong with his actions that I don't know where to begin.
Seems to me they made a good faith effort to contact the copyright owner and make a deal with him. You make it sound like they broke into his house, beat him up and robbed his safe.
Reading comprehension: 4%.
As for the rest: I think you're lying about writing actual music. I bet you're just a troll.
In my view it's not even a matter of whether it reduces infringement, though that's a good thing too. While (if I were a software manufacturer) it might infuriate me when people used unauthorized free copies, I think at the end of the day it what would be important to me is how many copies I've sold.
I mean, really, keeping people from infringement is simple: don't put the thing out on the market. Don't produce the goods and nobody will make unauthorized copies.
If that's your only criterion for success then, by all means, apply the ultimate DRM. Stop trying to produce products and LEAVE US ALONE. I promise nobody will "steal" what you don't create.
But you won't generate any income, either. And I thought that was the purpose of selling things?
If you're interested in profits, then it seems to me that if you remove DRM and your profits go up then it doesn't matter if infringement goes up too. It's tempting to see all that free profit out there and try to grab it, too, but it's not real. The economy only allows for so much on its budget and once you reach that any attempts to exceed it just cost more than they're worth. Forcing the issue just pisses people off. Push them and they'll push back.
Think of it another way: if you make your software easier to use it will steal sales from somebody else who makes his harder to use. Because given two otherwise approximately equal choices most people will choose the one that gives more reward for their energy. Fighting DRM does not qualify as rewarding.
Really? If I insult the president, or even link to a site that insults the president of the US, I'll be arrested? I find that astonishing considering all the bad press our presidents have received over the years.
What torques me off is that I can't support MAW by buying that album (new) without supporting this other money-grubbing yahoo at the same time.
(I suppose I can buy a used copy of Business As Usual to get a legal copy of the song without giving Larrikin any profits, and buy a new copy of Cargo to support MAW.)
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There are SO many things wrong with his actions that I don't know where to begin.
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Reading comprehension: 4%.
As for the rest: I think you're lying about writing actual music. I bet you're just a troll.
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Oregon is starting to sound better all the time. I hear they might even have weather there.
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I mean, really, keeping people from infringement is simple: don't put the thing out on the market. Don't produce the goods and nobody will make unauthorized copies.
If that's your only criterion for success then, by all means, apply the ultimate DRM. Stop trying to produce products and LEAVE US ALONE. I promise nobody will "steal" what you don't create.
But you won't generate any income, either. And I thought that was the purpose of selling things?
If you're interested in profits, then it seems to me that if you remove DRM and your profits go up then it doesn't matter if infringement goes up too. It's tempting to see all that free profit out there and try to grab it, too, but it's not real. The economy only allows for so much on its budget and once you reach that any attempts to exceed it just cost more than they're worth. Forcing the issue just pisses people off. Push them and they'll push back.
Think of it another way: if you make your software easier to use it will steal sales from somebody else who makes his harder to use. Because given two otherwise approximately equal choices most people will choose the one that gives more reward for their energy. Fighting DRM does not qualify as rewarding.
And, oh yeah, infringement goes down too? Bonus!
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Stop at the 6th word next time. :)
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Wuss.
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Good god, I'd better hope they don't have laws against jaywalking.
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(I suppose I can buy a used copy of Business As Usual to get a legal copy of the song without giving Larrikin any profits, and buy a new copy of Cargo to support MAW.)
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