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by hnfwerr 5586 days ago
That's what I would call sharing. The problem with physical goods is that if you share it with someone, you don't have it anymore.

With digital goods, you can share and still own the product, so both are happy.

This works perfect for consumers, but not so good for the companies....

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"This works perfect for consumers, but not so good for the companies...."

The movie industry is thriving and they've been hit pretty hard by sharing.

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/02/piracy-once-...