Piracy: The Star Wars Solution
While file trading has thrived, so too has Hollywood. Studios grossed $8.4 billion last year, an increase of almost 10 percent over 2000....and have a copy protection scheme that cannot resist the power of a magic marker!
The movie industry has even adopted new home technologies, promoting the DVD, which comes with alternative endings, interviews and background information. Just as movies now provide a larger-than-life experience, rentals give viewers more than they can get in a theater.
In stark contrast, the music industry cast its lots behind copy-protected CDs, which limit how and where people can listen to their music.
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