...Where you had to pay a royalty fee to the person who designed your car every time you drove it or your house every time you went inside it or your toilet every time you took a sh*t. Entertainment has a unique business model in that the content creators make money pretty much forever after the content is actually created. I say "has" but that's quickly changing to "had" because more and more of our daily lives are filled with things that we don't actually own but rather rent and you have to pay rent on
You pay for the act of using a car - road tax and fuel. You pay for the act of listening to a song. Ownership doesn't come into play there, although I'll agree we rent far too much and own too little.
When you bought the CDs, you paid for the act of listening to a song. You paid a lump sum in advance, but you still paid for the act of listening. The CD itself has minimal value.
And, strangely, tax goes towards paying people to make and repair roads. Weird, that. You'd have thought they grew on trees. There is no-one providing the service of a road. The road isn't a service. And fuel tax doesn't go towards paying the pump attendant. The word `tax` might almost have been a giveaway.
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...Where you had to pay a royalty fee to the person who designed your car every time you drove it or your house every time you went inside it or your toilet every time you took a sh*t. Entertainment has a unique business model in that the content creators make money pretty much forever after the content is actually created. I say "has" but that's quickly changing to "had" because more and more of our daily lives are filled with things that we don't actually own but rather rent and you have to pay rent on
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You pay for the act of using a car - road tax and fuel.
You pay for the act of listening to a song.
Ownership doesn't come into play there, although I'll agree we rent far too much and own too little.
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You pay for the act of using a car - road tax and fuel.
I pay those things to the people who provide those services, not to the designer, builder, or seller of the car.
You pay for the act of listening to a song.
No, I don't. I bought CDs.
Re:Imagine a world... (Score:2)
When you bought the CDs, you paid for the act of listening to a song. You paid a lump sum in advance, but you still paid for the act of listening. The CD itself has minimal value.
And, strangely, tax goes towards paying people to make and repair roads. Weird, that. You'd have thought they grew on trees. There is no-one providing the service of a road. The road isn't a service. And fuel tax doesn't go towards paying the pump attendant. The word `tax` might almost have been a giveaway.