Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 27 Apr 2003 22:13:57 +0200 | From | Frank van Maarseveen <> | Subject | Re: Why DRM exists [was Re: Flame Linus to a crisp!] |
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On Sun, Apr 27, 2003 at 11:50:37AM -0700, Larry McVoy wrote: > > This isn't a BK thing, we don't have lobbyists in Washington get laws > passed on our behalf. This is my private opinion based on observing > what's happened in the last five years or so. The world is moving more > and more towards a place where IP is the significant source of revenue.
In general, maybe. In software business I think the world is moving towards making money out of services rather than IP.
On another perspective, something which is often underestimated is the fact that the cost of copying software (programs, music etc.) has no relation whatsoever with the "value" of the software itself. This is not a permit to copy -- it is an observation about the properties of software in general. This is a very strong property and I think that any attempt to resist this "law of nature" will ultimately be futile.
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