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thenewgreen  ·  4462 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why I Pay for Content (And Why That Makes Me Feel Like a Sucker)

    If infinite jackets could be produced without effort, I probably would be fine with everyone having one for free.
-That would be nice, but they wouldn't be free. There will be a cost to people not paying for content and that cost would be an erosion of the content. Why create a show like Game of Thrones for many millions of dollars if you cannot see a sizable profit. We may not be at this stage yet but the amount of "piracy" is only increasing. As grabbing your favorite jacket off the rack and stuffing it down your shorts becomes more acceptable, nobody will be paying for them.

There doesn't appear to be an easy, broad brush solution. This is a very complicated case, mk. You know, a lotta ins, lotta outs, lotta what-have-you's. And, uh, lotta strands to keep in my head, man. Lotta strands in old Duder's head

I'll mail the Coen Brothers a quarter for use of that line ;-)