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Amazon Signs Up Authors, Writing Publishers Out of Deal
IainB:
Yet the Swiss government apparently sees things in a much more consumer-oriented way:
Swiss Govt: Downloading Movies and Music Will Stay Legal
(Excerpt from the article.)
The overall suggestion the Swiss government communicates to the entertainment industries is that they should adapt to the change in consumer behavior, or die. They see absolutely no need to change the law because downloading has no proven negative impact on the production of national culture.
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Who'da thunk?
Carol Haynes:
The Swiss just don't like an argument so long as it doesn't affect their bottom line ;)
Let's all move to Switzerland - nice scenery, good food, lots of skiing and download what you like ... actually if I lived there I would probably never go near a computer - no time with all the other great things to do LOL
wraith808:
Maybe these updates need to be in either a news thread, or their own individual thread? Because a lot of them relate on peripherally to the subject of the thread, and its confusing...
IainB:
The Swiss just don't like an argument so long as it doesn't affect their bottom line ;)
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-Carol Haynes (December 02, 2011, 05:49 PM)
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Absolutely spot-on. :Thmbsup:
So without that kind of incentive, it will be interesting to see how Amazon succeed in further establishing their DRM control in their marketplace, in such countries - and there will probably be more than just this single case of Switzerland already.
Carol Haynes:
Knowing Amazon they will probably just say the Swiss can't have Kindles - so they nip into Austria, buy a Kindle and head for home.
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