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bayko@aristotle.cs.uregina.ca (John  Bayko) writes:

>> It's a common good in the sense that my consumption of software doesn't

>>It's a natural monopoly, according to the textbook definition, since the 

>     You can say the same thing about movies. It would also be
>     ridiculous to claim that they should be regulated to prevent
>     monopolies.

Well, I don't think there's any doubt that the monopolistic practices by
the music and movie cartels are hurting consumers.  Whether government
regulation is a solution, is a different matter, of course.

However, I'm sure you realize that there are some obvious and radical
differences between movies and software products.

~kzm
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