Re:Apple has damaged the perceived value of software
by erichocean on Sunday May 07, 2017 @08:39PM
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> As with all IP, once created the value of a copy is pretty much zero. It's a simple case of supply and demand, the supply is infinite so logically the price is zero.
That's why I believe everyone should print their own counterfeit money:
• printing money for yourself does not deprive anyone else of their money, just like "stealing" a copy of a book, film, or piece of software does not deprive anyone else of their copy
• money (which is just pretty looking paper) has essentially no intrinsic value, just like a copy of a book, film, or piece of software (which are just bits)
The OP is exactly right: the only reason money has "value" today is because the supply is being artificially restricted: the value of a copy is pretty much zero. It's a simple case of supply and demand, because with counterfeiting, the supply is infinite so logically the price should be zero.
> The IP industry is trying to sell toilets on a pay-per-flush basis and then acts all surprised when people don't accept this and see no ethical problems with piracy.
That's why I believe everyone should print their own counterfeit money:
• printing money for yourself does not deprive anyone else of their money, just like "stealing" a copy of a book, film, or piece of software does not deprive anyone else of their copy
• money (which is just pretty looking paper) has essentially no intrinsic value, just like a copy of a book, film, or piece of software (which are just bits)
The OP is exactly right: the only reason money has "value" today is because the supply is being artificially restricted: the value of a copy is pretty much zero. It's a simple case of supply and demand, because with counterfeiting, the supply is infinite so logically the price should be zero.
> The IP industry is trying to sell toilets on a pay-per-flush basis and then acts all surprised when people don't accept this and see no ethical problems with piracy.
Same with the banking industry.