Re: pirate bay, w3m, and the interface is just an interface (BEST post ever)

[Emanuel Berg <embe8573@student.uu.se>]

Marko Vojinovic <vvmarko@gmail.com> writes:

> It isn't really stealing because information is not
> a scarce resource.
>
> The basic misunderstanding is in the fact that some
> people want to treat information as property, in the
> face of the fact that information is not a concept
> that can be treated in such a way.
>
> The entertainment industry have based their business
> model on the mistaken idea of treating information
> as property, and now they are trying to save it from
> collapsing by the propaganda that copying is the
> same as stealing. But the vast majority of
> "entertainment consumers" do not fall for that
> fallacy. The business model of selling information
> is conceptually flawed and should be let to die a
> bitter death, like any other flawed business model.
>
> Artists should make a living by live-performing for
> audiences and securing sponsors to support their
> creative work. Like the rest of the world does.
> Scientists for example make a living in exactly that
> way --- by being paid to teach science to others and
> by securing research grants. And their creative work
> is free for everyone to read, copy and "consume"
> free of charge. And this is *never* considered
> stealing. There is no conceptual difference between
> scientific creativity and artistic creativity, and
> the corresponding "product" (i.e. information)
> should be treated the same way.
>
> What would prevent a famous actor/composer/writer to
> make fantastic money by giving lessons to others in
> acting/composing/writing? The demagogy that poor sorry
> artists will starve to death if their recorded art is
> being copied instead of purchased is just that --- a
> demagogy.

One hundred percent correct. Excellent!

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