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Originally Posted by Lord Nikon
And the point I was making is being missed. The ebook scenario could easily be applied to the music / movie industry. embrace the digital revolution, make e-distributions of some material free, ditch the DRM and the related expense of developing and using DRM. price the material accordingly to the reduced costs of production, stop being quite so greedy when it comes to per unit pricing. Think of it this way, if you make 2 pounds each on the sales of 5 DVDs you are making more money then 4 pounds each on the sale of 2 DVDs.
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Your point is not being missed - at least not by the various media industries. There are
multitudes of avenues for free music similar to the ebook model. Many, if not all, major labels and distributors have abandoned
DRM since 2007 lead by Apple. That said it has not, to any great degree, made much
difference.
It has been highlighted many, many times that the costs of music (cd and download) and movies (specifically dvd) have both decreased very considerably over the past few years yet there are no signs, whatsoever, of your "surprises" to be had from doing so as piracy is as rampant as ever.
Most labels have also subscribed to free streaming services such as
Spotify but even the free delivery of streams does not stop or dilute piracy and furthermore the figures to date show that the adoption of these models result in a vastly inferior return for artists over traditional models (even with piracy factored in).
You can keep driving the so called merits of Baen but it is a niche provider whose contributors voluntarily elect to give their works away "for free" (it's not actually free as Baen have already furnished them with a publishing advance).
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Originally Posted by Lord Nikon
Legislation won't stop people waiting and using a library or DVD rental to avoid purchasing an expensive DVD, and those methods are legal. Has the music / movie industry complained about those methods of distribution yet?
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No, because as you have pointed out those services are legal. You do yourself a terrible disservice by asking such silly questions, really.