This is not the real conclusion to my economics term paper

[petronia]

Ultimately, this is how I see it: a pint of decent draft beer in Montreal starts at around six Canadian dollars (tip, pre-tax). If you bumped into Thom Yorke in a bar, would you be moved to buy him a pint? If yes, then the Radiohead album is worth your six bucks. Or you could get a round for the whole band etc. but the point is it's a much more wholesome way of framing the problem than in terms of corporate percentages or information's "need" to be "free". Unless you're buying drinks for Britney this week which I don't really recommend, maybe a nice fruit smoothie or something.

(Apparently the average Radiohead album downloader tipped four pounds, which I'm reasonably certain is what a pint costs in London. Now to crystallize theory into equation format.)

Comments

[subterrain.livejournal.com]

This government-commissioned Canadian study (http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/2347/125/) made me think of you and your term paper. I'm sure you've seen it already, but I was like, "thanks, CanGov, for protecting us by not taking a stand ONE MORE TIME."

[petronia.livejournal.com]

Thanks, that's really useful! STATE OF THE ART RESEARCH, WHAT.