simo simo.sorce@xsec.it wrote:
On Mon, 2008-02-11 at 15:18 +0000, Alex Hudson wrote:
Trying to exclude profit from an industry just totally misses the point of what profit actually is, and how it works :(
Re-read my sentence, I have in no way said that they should limit themselves to cover costs. Realize that the difference from Joe Public and theater chains is that with theaters you can actually negotiate how much you want out of a movie to let them have it in time and perform it. To my knowledge most movies do cover their cost and make a hefty profit just with the theatrical release. I think that a more lax copyright law that has no power on non-commercial use (including copying) of the work would not affect this situation at all.
But all in all we are left in lousy capitalism. Aren't we?
Yeah, I love this shiny world we're living in!
Simo.
Regards Matthias-Christian