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Entertainment Protectionism Doesn't Create Jobs, It Destroys Them
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| This, like Garrett's earlier points, shows a fundamental misunderstanding of
| economics. Saving jobs and securing activity is not more important than ever
| if those jobs and that economic activity are inefficient, unnecessary or
| hinder other important economic activity from taking place. Historically,
| almost every example of government protectionism has been to protect exactly
| those types of jobs and economic activity, and the end result is disastrous.
| Rather than adapting to changes in the market, the protected industry holds
| onto the past, while those industries in other countries adapt, evolve and
| improve. In the end, the "protected" industry simply can't compete, the jobs
| are lost anyway, and it's much more difficult for the new industry in those
| countries to grow and catch up to foreign competitors.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090105/0148313285.shtml
Recent:
RIAA Wins $8K Default Settlement Against Chronically Ill Teen
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| Like something straight out of a bad made-for-TV movie, the
| RIAA has handed down its most recent hard-earned lesson
| about file sharing (and a possible $8,000 fine) to Ciara
| Sauro, a 19-year-old girl who suffers from pancreatitis and
| severe depression, has mounting medical bills and whose
| mother brings in just $8.25 an hour.
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http://www.thetripwire.com/news/2008/12/05/riaa-wins-8k-default-setlement-against-chronically-ill-teen/
Internet radio strikes deal with music Mafiaa
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/09/24/internet-radio-strikes-deal
The Internet Radio Death Watch
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2328508,00.asp
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