RE: Cybergames plans for ME.....

["Dom de Bechi" <dddl21455@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I understand that entirely. I also understand that there is such a thing as
business reputation. Whilst HG are there to make money, they aren't a
property investment company. They have customers. Those customers expect to
be satisfied, or they won't buy again. Companies only serve the interests of
their customers because it makes them money. Fine: Don't buy from HG - I'm
sure they won't be heartbroken anyway.

Ultimately, the debate is pointless, because Steve Long has had his say. It
would be nice if they responded to their customer comments (at all) with the
same frankness, but we're unlikely to change his opinion. Stuff them. Just
don't expect us to buy your products.

-----Original Message-----
From: Roger Burton West [mailto:roger@firedrake.org]
Sent: 05 April 2002 20:49
To: millenniums-end-l@firedrake.org
Subject: Re: Cybergames plans for ME.....


On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 08:17:14PM +0100, Dom de Bechi wrote:
>..... but they still want to protect the rights on the game from anyone
else
>making money on it. As a consumer, that sucks.

True but irrelevant. The corporation is set up to make money; that is
its principal goal. Publishing the ME material costs money; hanging on
to it doesn't. Therefore, the company should hold on to the material
until such time as (a) it expects to see a profit from publishing it or
(b) someone comes along with an offer of more than it thinks it could
make.

Yes, this is not particularly great for us, but that's what the
corporation _ought_ to do. Arguing that a corporation isn't an ideal
structure for serving the interests of consumers, or that rights ought
perhaps to revert the the creator of the work if they go unused, are
common suggestions but I suspect off-topic for this list.

See http://old.law.columbia.edu/my_pubs/anarchism.html for more thoughts
on this matter.

Roger

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