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It's not that 90% is crap, it's that there's inherently expensive classes of content that won't be produced without a revenue stream. Pewdiepie could still do his thing on a shoestring, but Star Wars could not be produced.

> Copyright and IP (and probably real estate) are pretty much the only way for capitalists to make money the more things like internet, 3D printing, AI, robotics and so on are available to the masses

I tried to warn the capitalists, but they were too busy counting their $s from tracking you with AI and replacing your job with robots.

> Liberating knowledge from rent-seeking should be the prerogative of everyone that wants to improve the human condition and advance humanity.

A discussion of "knowledge" is important, but DRM is 99% about entertainment.



And 100% about owning content after copyright expires. DMCA guarantees it.




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