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From: Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com>
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Subject: Re: Copyright Re: Reasonably priced C11 standard?
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:06:24 -0500
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Rui Maciel wrote:

> Notice that being supportive of unauthorized distribution of copyrighted
> works exclusively for personal use does not mean that one fails to
> "understand the value of having copyrights".
>

There are many copyrights for works with a personal use only audience.

This issue more than any other impacts the how innovation risk is
evaluated in going forward with new idea's. Thirty years ago before
this was anywhere the kind of issue it is now we were willing to
develop an idea that had an 80% chance of not creating enough
revenue to break even. The acceptable risk is now less  than 20%.
The difference is 30 years ago those that did succeed produced
the revenue needed to sustain innovation funding.

IP protection helps everyone and protects the very employment
of most on this news group.

Walter Banks
Byte Craft Limited