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"Note that the politicians aren't talking about virtual items in the game that have been converted to real dollars or other assets [...] Instead, they're looking at actually taxing the items with

"Anyone who says that is effectively saying that they can't figure out a way to add value that will make someone buy something above marginal cost -- but it's no different if the good is free or

News, opinions and discussions about high-tech subjects. Often focusing on the negative sides of the industry.

some computer science researchers postulate that the design of software itself may contribute to the male-bias seen in computer programming. In an experiment, participants were asked to find and fix e

move to RSS says Amy Gahran

Because we already have too much litigation that protects people from their own ignorance and idiocy

Techdirt talks about the 'long tail' of books in defence of bookscanning

Techdirt lays waste to the yearly piracy statistics

Amen.

Yes, as long as people grok what the word actually means. TechDirt sum it up nicely.

TechDirt disassembles the mainstream media reportage on the 'evils' of piracy worldwide.

Ouch. That's bad press for you, right there.

Insert your own 'bandwagon' joke here.

Hmm, this could get interesting.

It sure is...the artists and entertainment companies have to actually innovate in the face of changing business models! What a crazy idea...call my lawyer.

"It exists to serve a need in the market for consumers who want TV content on demand. Pirates compete the same way we do - through quality, price and availability. We don't like the model but we

"It's unfortunate that much of the "should there be DRM" debate is positioned as "the recording industry" against "people who just want free music..." Techdirt has i

"While it's laughable that it would take the industry this long to even venture to admit what was obvious to most everyone else, it is a tiny step in the right direction." Traditionally pith

"The end result is that the entire industry is completely held back by the law that the industry itself pushed so hard for and refuses to reform." Techdirt brings yet more unpalatable home t

"...the problem that occurs when people focus too hard on the idea that economics is the study of resource allocation in the presence of scarcity. That only makes sense when there's scarcity -- a

"For all of Mark Cuban's talk about how YouTube (or whoever bought them, such as Google) would get sued for breaking the law, it's never been at all clear that that was true."

"The really amazing thing about this story is that it's even taken this long for the discussion to get this far." Amen, Techdirt.

"Some of the kids aren't particularly happy about being spied on this way, and apparently the company expected that. With the information pack about the GPS devices, they included a simple resign

"...you get the music labels effectively taking a bribe to cause trouble for Google/YouTube video competitors, ignoring YouTube to let it grow for a while, and pocketing all of the money without