Perhaps free is a myth. Was it free to create? Is it free to put it on the Internet? Is it free for the creator or free for the consumer?
If a band gives its music away for free on the Internet but then does a concert tour, is it okay (moral) to sneak into the concert venue and listen for free? How's that different, in the moral sense, from listening to the music on the Internet? Infinitely copyable goods do have some marginal cost, do they not? So we're just talking about that difference, right?
I still don't think I understand Mike's ideas, but I do think things are pretty screwed up.
You talk about the "model of infinite and scarce goods" as if Mike is recommending that this is how the "world" SHOULD be. I think he's telling us that this is how the "world" IS or is becoming. His recommendations and reporting are more about how to cope with this new reality.
Who's it for. Well it clearly says, "BY CHOOSING TO ACCESS AND USE THIS SITE, YOU ARE EXPRESSLY AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS." So it's for anyone who visits their web site
"http://walmartstores.com/twitter/".
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Free Speech or Free Beer? (as RobShaver)
Perhaps free is a myth. Was it free to create? Is it free to put it on the Internet? Is it free for the creator or free for the consumer?
If a band gives its music away for free on the Internet but then does a concert tour, is it okay (moral) to sneak into the concert venue and listen for free? How's that different, in the moral sense, from listening to the music on the Internet? Infinitely copyable goods do have some marginal cost, do they not? So we're just talking about that difference, right?
I still don't think I understand Mike's ideas, but I do think things are pretty screwed up.
model of infinite and scarce goods (as RobShaver)
@Alex Michel
You talk about the "model of infinite and scarce goods" as if Mike is recommending that this is how the "world" SHOULD be. I think he's telling us that this is how the "world" IS or is becoming. His recommendations and reporting are more about how to cope with this new reality.
This is who it's for ... (as RobShaver)
Who's it for. Well it clearly says, "BY CHOOSING TO ACCESS AND USE THIS SITE, YOU ARE EXPRESSLY AGREEING TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS." So it's for anyone who visits their web site
"http://walmartstores.com/twitter/".