Steven Levy posts a good article on copyright protection, arguing two main points. First, IP holders start from the assumption that customers tend to be pirates. Compare this with the Supreme Court's Betamax decision, which held that some folks would pirate, while many others wouldn't, and therefore the tech couldn't be outlawed for the actions of only one audience slice.
Second, protection measures will depress, not safeguard, sales. "Business-school professors could feast for years on the unintended consequences that come from treating Britney Spears tunes like nuclear secrets. Clearly, clamping locks on electronic equipment and intentionally crippling CDs wouldn’t increase sales. Would it depress sales? Almost certainly." :: posted by Bryan, 10:35 AM |
Second, protection measures will depress, not safeguard, sales. "Business-school professors could feast for years on the unintended consequences that come from treating Britney Spears tunes like nuclear secrets. Clearly, clamping locks on electronic equipment and intentionally crippling CDs wouldn’t increase sales. Would it depress sales? Almost certainly." :: posted by Bryan, 10:35 AM |
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