simo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://mail.fsfeurope.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion
