tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post3279997761261142194..comments2023-09-28T07:23:51.376-07:00Comments on ProjectPerko: Piracy and Economy and EthicsCraig Perkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-61691850473714381722010-12-18T06:48:06.234-08:002010-12-18T06:48:06.234-08:00You're really hitting some older posts, Mr. Zo...You're really hitting some older posts, Mr. Zombie.<br /><br />The idea of public goods is also obsolete. It's not a bad idea, but it doesn't mesh with what we're seeing today. It would be a mistake to adhere too closely to the textbook definition.<br /><br />Also, your comment about religion is not really accurate any more. Donations are plummeting. This will be worsened by the change to financial transparency: once people expect to be able to track their donation through to the final destination, any group that doesn't allow for that kind of visibility will lose donations. Religions do not offer that kind of visibility, nor will they ever.<br /><br />On the flipside, we're seeing a rise of microfinance and "ad hoc" donating. Things like KickStarter are gaining momentum very rapidly, and I think they show us a likely future for at least certain kinds of companies, people, and endeavors.Craig Perkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13173752470581218239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-72568969349392244222010-12-18T05:51:17.554-08:002010-12-18T05:51:17.554-08:00I was reading an economics book recently and I fou...I was reading an economics book recently and I found out that things like this are called "public goods". This predicts that they might take a similar trajectory to other public goods like television or radio or scientific research. Religious things will proliferate because they are more effective at getting people to donate, and as we already see ads will get added to things to regain the cost, and a small number of things might be funded by grants.patchworkZombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18279408952877283952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11758224.post-89471701549096581302010-02-22T23:01:14.522-08:002010-02-22T23:01:14.522-08:00Totally agree with this post. Gene-, software- and...Totally agree with this post. Gene-, software- and parameter-patents should just be removed right away. I guess it will only take a few more years before most of the "old people set in their old ways" who don't grasp "this interweb thing" and it's implications stop being in charge...<br /><br />The music business will change, probably still do just fine. I am a bit concerned about the typical Hollywood movies though. I can listen to the same album many times and will go see the band when they play in Stockholm, but I rarely watch movies more than once and movies are a lot more expensive to produce. Just like with games, movies you buy/rent on DVD/BD have the stupid anti-piracy thing you can't click past that the pirated versions don't. Also you can get almost any subtitle language you like to the pirated version, and in almost any format (ie iPod).Claes Mogrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546075843043674835noreply@blogger.com