Your arguments seem to have come straight out of the RIAA press releases. Piracy has helped more content creators than it hurts; if anything it hurts distribution outlets more than the content creators. And the distribution outlets don't get hurt unless they product they're distributing wasn't worth our time in the first place.
The fact is that current technology has made the old model of distribution and consumption obsolete. The fact that distribution companies are fighting this change doesn't alter that fact, it just means they're trying to leverage the law to protect their business model rather than adapt. I have no sympathy for them. Content creators who seek alternate methods of distributing their content tend to flourish, especially the smaller ones who never get a fair shake from the old distributors.
That is simply not true- it doesn't even conform to basic logic.
If someone creates content that you don't feel is worth your money, then don't buy it, but you don't get to steal it and then blame them for not making a better product.
The fact is that current technology has made it easier for people to steal content, that doesn't make it any less wrong, or illegal. Individuals and companies who own content have a right to be paid for that content, and any argument- any argument, to the contrary is simply nonsense.
Your arguments seem to have come straight out of the RIAA press releases. Piracy has helped more content creators than it hurts; if anything it hurts distribution outlets more than the content creators. And the distribution outlets don't get hurt unless they product they're distributing wasn't worth our time in the first place.
The fact is that current technology has made the old model of distribution and consumption obsolete. The fact that distribution companies are fighting this change doesn't alter that fact, it just means they're trying to leverage the law to protect their business model rather than adapt. I have no sympathy for them. Content creators who seek alternate methods of distributing their content tend to flourish, especially the smaller ones who never get a fair shake from the old distributors.
That is simply not true- it doesn't even conform to basic logic.
If someone creates content that you don't feel is worth your money, then don't buy it, but you don't get to steal it and then blame them for not making a better product.
The fact is that current technology has made it easier for people to steal content, that doesn't make it any less wrong, or illegal. Individuals and companies who own content have a right to be paid for that content, and any argument- any argument, to the contrary is simply nonsense.