Comments on: Fertittas whine and dine: two more multi-millionaires bitching about protecting intellectual property http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/12/21/fertittas-whine-and-dine-two-more-multi-millionaires-bitching-about-protecting-intellectual-property/ musings on mixed martial arts, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and all things mano-a-mano Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:29:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jesse katz http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/12/21/fertittas-whine-and-dine-two-more-multi-millionaires-bitching-about-protecting-intellectual-property/comment-page-1/#comment-2771 jesse katz Fri, 01 Jan 2010 19:07:39 +0000 http://www.fightingwords.ca/?p=6508#comment-2771 Kris/Chris If someone was stealing my work and making money from it, I’d be delighted. How to monetize this blog escapes me. They could copy my work, I could copy their business savvy and we would both benefit. Copying is how we learn as a species. Children copy behavior from their parents and society. This is how we learn language, social norms, and the rules and regulations of the culture we live in. Copying is not bad, it is awesome. I do not believe in intellectual property. I believe adamantly and passionately that ideas should be appreciated by intellects that understand them, not wallets that can afford them. From Shakespeare to Michelangelo, creations of the mind did fine before copyright law and it will do fine after. Kris/Chris

If someone was stealing my work and making money from it, I’d be delighted. How to monetize this blog escapes me. They could copy my work, I could copy their business savvy and we would both benefit.

Copying is how we learn as a species. Children copy behavior from their parents and society. This is how we learn language, social norms, and the rules and regulations of the culture we live in. Copying is not bad, it is awesome.

I do not believe in intellectual property. I believe adamantly and passionately that ideas should be appreciated by intellects that understand them, not wallets that can afford them. From Shakespeare to Michelangelo, creations of the mind did fine before copyright law and it will do fine after.

]]> By: Chris http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/12/21/fertittas-whine-and-dine-two-more-multi-millionaires-bitching-about-protecting-intellectual-property/comment-page-1/#comment-2727 Chris Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:26:28 +0000 http://www.fightingwords.ca/?p=6508#comment-2727 A good parallel would be another site taking all your content without permission, wrapping ads, and makin money. Only difference is how personally wealthy the content owners are. However, trying to argue and solve the issue through courts the way they are is only a short term solution. They can't stop the inevitable, rather, they need to embrace. An example is how napster resulted in iTunes. A good parallel would be another site taking all your content without permission, wrapping ads, and makin money. Only difference is how personally wealthy the content owners are.

However, trying to argue and solve the issue through courts the way they are is only a short term solution. They can’t stop the inevitable, rather, they need to embrace. An example is how napster resulted in iTunes.

]]> By: Kris http://www.fightingwords.ca/2009/12/21/fertittas-whine-and-dine-two-more-multi-millionaires-bitching-about-protecting-intellectual-property/comment-page-1/#comment-2711 Kris Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:49:02 +0000 http://www.fightingwords.ca/?p=6508#comment-2711 If you owned something that made millions per month, and could be maing slightly more millions, then you'd be signing a different tune my friend. Nobody likes hearing the rich whine about money but the fact is their product is being illegally offered for free and anyboy in their position would be doing everything possible to maximize their revenue stream. Truth be told, until massive jail sentences are handed out for downloading movies, music and PPV's I'll continue to take what I can get if only to stick it back to the entertainment industry for fucking me of my hard-earned snow-shovelling money that I spent on over-priced albums throughout my youth. I haven't bought a UFC PPV since 2005 as I prefer it free along with a cold beer at the bar with the boys. In simpler words: Why pay when you CAN get it free? If you owned something that made millions per month, and could be maing slightly more millions, then you’d be signing a different tune my friend. Nobody likes hearing the rich whine about money but the fact is their product is being illegally offered for free and anyboy in their position would be doing everything possible to maximize their revenue stream.
Truth be told, until massive jail sentences are handed out for downloading movies, music and PPV’s I’ll continue to take what I can get if only to stick it back to the entertainment industry for fucking me of my hard-earned snow-shovelling money that I spent on over-priced albums throughout my youth. I haven’t bought a UFC PPV since 2005 as I prefer it free along with a cold beer at the bar with the boys. In simpler words: Why pay when you CAN get it free?

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