беззаконие

14:23 | 07-09-2009 | Copyright, Economics, Internet | 3 Comments

по ссылке от Кори Доктороу вышел на замечательную статью о незаконных скачиваниях чего бы то ни было:

Do we really want to alienate a whole generation? Are there good reasons to?

раньше и сам Кори писал о свободно распространяемых электронных книгах, а до него те же мысли озвучивал и собственно издатель, повсеместный Тим О’Рейлли. да и статистика подтерждает напрашивающиеся выводы. так что, вернувшись к первоначальной статье, остается только согласиться:

What struck me was this: young people seem to do the downloading, old people seem to do the anti-download complaining. I’ve seen claims that in the UK alone, £1.2bn is lost to illegal downloads. And I think there’s a fallacy there. It’s a bit like Rolex claiming lost revenues because people are buying rip-off Rolexes for $25. Does Rolex really think that someone who pays $25 for a “Rolex” is actually a potential customer for a $25,000 watch? I saw similar claims made for software purchases in India. So let’s put this in context. Does anyone really think that someone, anyone, downloads Cliff Richard illegally? Puh-leese.

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We have to allow the innovation to continue. Today, even the worst enemies of downloaders would accept that somewhere between 13% and 16% of all downloads are legal and paid for, whatever those terms now mean. There are 6 billion people out there, all getting connected to the commons that is the internet. The industry should learn from Grateful Dead and Prince and Nine Inch Nails, focus on growing the size of the pie to make sure that 13-16% represents a very big number. Because that is possible, even likely.

особенно, имея ввиду тот мизерный процент, что на самом деле переходит автору от продаж материальных носителей.

  

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