Comment by array_key_first
2 months ago
Not the same, those directly compete. We all know IP doesn't work like this.
If you say you want Mexican food and I say Restaurant X is closed but we can go to Y, that's probably fine.
If you say you want to watch ratatouille and I say no, but we can watch ratatouing, which is 2 bucks at the DVD graveyard bin at Walmart, you'll say no.
Sounds like you are arguing for shorter copyright terms.
Surely, if I make a movie, I should have the right to sell it.
> Sounds like you are arguing for shorter copyright terms.
I mean, yes?
We know that copyright leads to anti-competitive behavior because that's literally why we invented it.
So when people tell you that obviously media is not a free market, you shouldnt be surprised. It was designed that way and anybody will tell you that.