The Most Valuable Things in Life are Free

[jetfx]

I've discussed a number of times the politics and reality of copyright law in this information age, but I've never really delved into what "free as in beer" media means for the future. Some of you may be familiar with Chris Anderson's recent book Free: The Future of a Radical Price (which ironically, was only available for free as an experiment

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[postrodent]

You've been on a roll lately

[jetfx]

I've still got another one in an almost finished form to post. :D

Things like dumping, or complimentary introduction products aren't really free in the sense I'm talking about. One still has a price, and the other is an attempt to benefit from the results of free. Both are still predicated on the concept of paid, especially since the these things aren't being given away without any expectation of return on investment.

Although material and energy are definitely problems.