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Originally Posted by robertliguori
Finally, I'd like to bring up the case of iTunes. 99% of iTune's product is available for free online; only the most cursory technical knowledge is needed to find free music online. Despite this, iTunes remains in business, and even turns a profit. This is because iTunes is competitive with the various forms of sharing music illegally for free; it is legitimate, convenient, and provides product in a form that people want. The aforementioned physical and legal realities do not preclude you from turning a profit from the creative sweat of your brow; they just mean that you might not be able to do it the same way you could fifteen or twenty years ago.
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I completely agree and raise you a Robert A Heinlein Quote
"There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or a corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years, the government and the courts are charged with the duty of guaranteeing such profit in the future, even in the face of changing circumstances and contrary public interest. This strange doctrine is not supported by statute nor common law. Neither individuals nor corporations have any right to come into court and ask that the clock of history be stopped, or turned back, for their private benefit."
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