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Re: DRM technology and policy
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dan Geer)
Mon Apr 28 12:31:26 2003
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Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2003 16:21:41 -0400
From: Dan Geer <geer@TheWorld.com>
Suppose I manufacture drinking glasses. To stay in business,
I must have a profit margin. That margin is between the market
price and my cost of reproduction of a drinking glass, which
cost is non-zero. Thus over time I must decrease my cost of
reproducing my drinking glass if I am to stay in business.
Hence automation.
Suppose I manufacture drinking songs. To stay in business,
I must have a profit margin. That margin is between the market
price and my cost of reproduction of a drinking song, which
cost is zero. Thus over time I must increase your cost of
reproducing my drinking song if I am to stay in business.
Hence DRM.
Price v Scarcity
--dan
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