[p2p-research] Fwd: [fcforum] Fw: iPad DRM is a dangerous step backward. Sign the petition!

[Kevin Carson]

On 2/5/10, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think there is a natural difference in quality which would drive user
> choice.
>
> "Illegal" filesharing networks have notorious quality problems (spam, fakes,
> phishing, low quality of recordings, damanaged files, traps by recording
> industry) which create a higher treshold of effort and enjoyment. So, I'm
> assuming that if you have a choice between a free but difficult to get
> version, and a very low cost version but that gives you high quality
> enhanced quality, would drive a business model.

Exactly.  I totally agree with this.  And I don't think any legal
regime is necessary to replace IP for it to hold true.  There are
genuine free market rents resulting from the kinds of convenience and
reliability that you describe--they're just smaller than the rents
that come from ownership of proprietary content.

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