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In article <1989Dec16.211504.3448@world.std.com>, bzs@world.std.com (Barry Shein) writes:
> The main reason it doesn't plague the music industry more (it does) is
> that a pre-recorded cassette tape usually costs under $10 and the same
> quality blank tape is about $5...

If you could sell as many copies of a piece of software as you can a tape,
and if the production costs were as low, then this analogy would hold water.

> Ok, that was harsh, but the fact that it costs you a lot doesn't
> justify creating government monopolies to ensure your profits.

The fact that the industry in question (quality software for folks who aren't
computer geeks like you & I) wouldn't exist otherwise, though, changes things
a bit.

> that's what this is all about

Not really. If you can reverse engineer it it's not a monopoly. If you can't,
it is. That's the difference between Apple and Microsoft.
-- 
Peter "Have you hugged your wolf today" da Silva <peter@sugar.hackercorp.com>
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