However, that's just the way I like it. Why? Because it doesn't target the businessmen, but the consumers.
Angry consumers mean Switching. Switching mean market share. Market share mean money.
I am like the small new publishing house in the 19th century. These publishing house make their living from legal piracy of British literature. You know what? It was a boon for the American public. The American people can learn how to read cheaply. The price are mere cents in America as opposed to dollars back in Britain. It was excellent public policy.
You know who don't like it? American writers. You see, British literature dominated the literacy market. So they get out-competed instead.
Well, of course, I don't sell pirated software on the side. The analogy ain't perfect.
Sure, the media giants are enemies of liberty. However it doesn't mean that they are smartest cabal in the world. Far from it.
I forgot to inform you at least that I know Charles Dicken do want copyright.
However, some British authors are making a killing off the American publishers, sometime even more money than they were paid in royalty rate for years.
I'm sure that if the people had a say (ahem, or should I say pooled their money to influence politicians in the same way lobby groups do), these agreements would be much more reasonable than they are now.
Yeah but lobby money is specifically targeted at directing politicians' attention at specific issues.
Tax money is redistributed into government services and spending. Yeah, it pays the salaries of the politicians, but it's clearly not the same as lobbyist money.
But drivingmenuts said "Since the Internet is not as widespread in Mexico [...]"
Even Mexico's own numbers (by AMIPCI) show Internet usage at 27.2% of the population vs the US's 77%. This is even lower than the ITU's estimate of 43.5% penetration for Albania.
Mexico's population is over 100 million people. That is what gives it a seat among the big world economies in spite of having low per capita economic stats.
How many Albanias do feet inside Mexico City alone?
What? I don't know what the metrics are to define what world a country belongs to. But unless our corrupt politicians pay somebody I think we well deserve to be in 4th or 5th world :P
What are you talking about, drivingmenuts? We're Internet addicts!
Also, I think this was a good decision from the Senate. The country has made some serious strides towards true Freedom of Speech during the last decade.
However, that's just the way I like it. Why? Because it doesn't target the businessmen, but the consumers.
Angry consumers mean Switching. Switching mean market share. Market share mean money.
I am like the small new publishing house in the 19th century. These publishing house make their living from legal piracy of British literature. You know what? It was a boon for the American public. The American people can learn how to read cheaply. The price are mere cents in America as opposed to dollars back in Britain. It was excellent public policy.
You know who don't like it? American writers. You see, British literature dominated the literacy market. So they get out-competed instead.
Well, of course, I don't sell pirated software on the side. The analogy ain't perfect.
Sure, the media giants are enemies of liberty. However it doesn't mean that they are smartest cabal in the world. Far from it.