Excellent discussion, Thomas - I think I concur on every point.
I'd add, however, that I think LL could tweak the economic model to
discourage for-profit content theft. Perhaps requiring that account be
verified in order to convert L$ to real world currency or even a monthly
L$ transaction limit. No, I haven't thought about it very deeply, but
since DRM is so often counterproductive, perhaps cracking down on the
money laundering side of the equation would be a better (and much less
intrusive) approach.
Event so, such things do not (and cannot) address the problem of people
who rip off content without profit motive. The basic truth is that some
content requires more up front time and effort than a service-based
economic model can support. I've never heard a cogent argument from the
"everything digital should be gratis" crowd on how they thing such
things ought to be funded.
Speaking as someone whose RL work has been ripped off and is widely
distributed for free, I *really* wish I had the same options that SL
could offer in the real world.
Cheers,
Vex
Thomas Grimshaw wrote:
> This post is likely to incur some feelings of emotions in a lot of you;
> I ask that you bear with me and be open minded towards these words. I
> recognise that many of you won't agree with me; it is but an attempt to
> try and shine a searchlight into the hysteria.
>
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