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Fuck.
Actually reedin' Bob's new posts in this thread makes me feel a bit silly.
The point of contention appears to be: should artists be able to charge money for something that can be reproduced infinitely at zero-cost.
Bob and I seem to think so.
j2x, and possibly yoav, appear to think not.
Lots of things in the real-world have prices that don't reflect the actual cost of manufacture.
CDs, DVDs, printed artwork, architectural blueprints (maybe?), etc.
Things are priced above the cost of manufacture because of some innate value we give art and innovation, which extends beyond the media.
Why is any duplicated idea, realized in a physical form, priced above the cost of manufacture?
Why should things be different in the digital world?
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