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Re:NPR Intern Gets an Earful After Blogging About 11,000 Songs by rhizome on Wednesday June 20, 2012 @09:52PM (#4140092)
By the same token, private businesses who pick their own business models, especially when they all pick the same one, shouldn't be surprised when those models provide, shall we say, less than perfect coverage of the market.

Not only that, but this story is a perfect illustration of someone who has exercised their right to simply not buy music provided under these models. She has a right to this just as much as rightsholders have a right to feed a market failure by not being reasonable in adapting their business models to reality.

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Re:NPR Intern Gets an Earful After Blogging About 11,000 Songs by tptacek on Wednesday June 20, 2012 @10:16PM (#4140160)
You know what else provides less than perfect coverage? Pin-tumbler locks. Should we stop prosecuting breaking and entering?
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Re:NPR Intern Gets an Earful After Blogging About 11,000 Songs by rhizome on Wednesday June 20, 2012 @11:11PM (#4140356)
Category error. Pin-tumbler locks work for their purpose, don't they? The current business models for digital music don't, as evidenced by the topic at hand. I'm assuming you know what a market failure is..
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