Originally posted by: boris
you're not embracing capitalism at all, but you think that you (consumers) should be able to dictate what publishers and copyright holders (businesses) have to do.

I don't embrace capitalism whole-heartedly (especially regarding control over artistic creations) and I do think that consumers should be able to dictate what publishers and copyright holders have to do.

We live in a digital world. What is so freaking hard about making a digital version of everything (such as, all 20 billion versions of Star Wars floating around) that anyone can buy, and then making it available online for free download and/or purchase? What is so wrong with the idea of perpetual license? How many versions of Star Wars do fans have to buy before they are "bestowed" access to that one single work and all the litter (alternate audio, deleted scenes, outtakes, etc.) that came along with directing it?

So, what were we talking about again?