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On Fri, 22 May 2009 16:00:15 -0400, Warp wrote:
> Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 21 May 2009 17:03:12 -0400, Warp wrote:
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>> > Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
>> >> > How much does it cost to create one CD of music?
>> >
>> >> Instruments and training are expensive, depending on what the
>> >> musician plays.
>> >
>> > Worth 100 million dollars? I don't think so.
>
>> Think symphony orchestra.
>
> All music CDs are created by a symphony orchestra?
<sigh> No. It's called an example.
> Even if it was so, a symphony orchestra does *not* cost 100 million
> dollars. Heck, even an entire opera house built from scratch is probably
> not going to cost that much. (And even if it were, it's not like they
> would have to build one opera house per CD.)
The relative difference in costs still doesn't make it any more or less
right for the rights-holder to protect their investment. If I invest $1
in something that I own the rights to, I have just as much right to
protect that investment as Warner Bros. does on any film they create.
Jim
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