Re:Leaping Brain's "Virtually Uncrackable" DRM is just an XO...
by bad_user on Tuesday November 27, 2012 @07:21AM
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> If the price dropped to zero for everyone then supply would plummet as well.
That's a myth, because people were writing novels and singing songs and doing theatrical plays long before media distribution and consumption. Even now many musicians earn much more money from live concerts.
Also, I pirate stuff, mostly because where I live I can't get that content at all when I want it. However I also go to the movie theaters nearby with my wife and pay something like $30 for 2 tickets and some popcorn, per movie.
I don't mind paying that price because I'll never have the same experience at home, no matter how awesome my equipment can get, because (1) the size of my monitor is upper-bounded by the size of my living-room walls and (2) watching movies at home is boring.
That's a myth, because people were writing novels and singing songs and doing theatrical plays long before media distribution and consumption. Even now many musicians earn much more money from live concerts.
Also, I pirate stuff, mostly because where I live I can't get that content at all when I want it. However I also go to the movie theaters nearby with my wife and pay something like $30 for 2 tickets and some popcorn, per movie.
I don't mind paying that price because I'll never have the same experience at home, no matter how awesome my equipment can get, because (1) the size of my monitor is upper-bounded by the size of my living-room walls and (2) watching movies at home is boring.