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Date Posted: 12:17:32 03/30/04 Tue
Author: Nate Hewitt
Subject: Re: Copyrights
In reply to: James Wigington 's message, "Re: Copyrights" on 19:25:31 03/28/04 Sun

I'll bet you that DVDs ARE cheaper to make now, since the quality has improved, there are dual-layer DVDs, and now that we know how it works, have introduced cheaper, more effective ways to produce them. Also, DVD players cost so much then because there wasn't an established market, and it was a new technology. VCRs were the same way when they came out. As far as a $50 DVD player is concerned, I'm believe in the school of thought that dictates "you get what you pay for." Just my two cents.

>Well I would disagree with the "losing money" part.
>When DVD players came out, they cost $500-$1000. Now,
>you can get a DVD for $50 at Walmart on a good sale.
>Do you think that DVD's suddenly became cheaper to
>make? Most companies try to use copyrights and
>trademarks to keep other items off the market so they
>can make huge profits. When other companies make
>cheaper alternatives, they have to compete. But in the
>end, they are still making money.
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>>I believe people would continue to create even without
>>copyright laws. If you are a creative person, I do
>>not think that the law would prevent you from
>>expressing yourself. However, whether you would be
>>willing to share your creation if you knew that
>>someone would steal the idea or claim they created the
>>work that seems to me to be the real issue. Many
>>countries do not abide by the same copyright laws that
>>the US follows and for example I heard that Coca Cola
>>will not sell its product in China because to sell a
>>product in the Chinese marketplace requires that a
>>company submit a blueprint (in this case the Coke
>>formula) to the government before a product is
>>approved for sale. The Chinese government sells the
>>product information to Chinese companies and that is
>>why you can buy watches that look exactly like a
>>Rolex, purses that look just like Gucci bags, etc. I
>>personally purchased several pens that looked exactly
>>like MontBlanc pens for $5 each at a huge flea market
>>in Florida. These companies are losing money due to
>>the cheaper knockoffs of their product on the market.
>>Therefore, I can see why they want the copyright laws
>>enforced in all countries.

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