The product that was being sold was still the physical media. It was in a different form, but was still basically the same product. The physical media was what was sold with the content being the incentive to make you buy that physical item.
Not true. I would never pay $15-$20 for either a CD or a tape; it's the content I'm paying for. Just like I don't care whether a Picasso is on canvas or paper; it's the art, not the media, that you're buying. Especially when you consider that the media typically costs a small fraction of the sale price.
Sorry, but individuals rarely hold IP desired by the masses. SCOTUS ruled in favor of our new Corporate Overlords (via their minions, Local Government). Since most IP is owned by Big Business, there is no chance that such a taking of IP would be acceptable.
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The product that was being sold was still the physical media. It was in a different form, but was still basically the same product. The physical media was what was sold with the content being the incentive to make you buy that physical item.
Not true. I would never pay $15-$20 for either a CD or a tape; it's the content I'm paying for. Just like I don't care whether a Picasso is on canvas or paper; it's the art, not the media, that you're buying. Especially when you consider that the media typically costs a small fraction of the sale price.