Copies have been dethroned; the economic model built on them is collapsing. In a regime of superabundant free copies, copies are no longer the basis of wealth. Now relationships, links, connections, and sharing are. Value has shifted away from a copy toward the many ways to recall, annotate, personalize, edit, authenticate, display, mark, transfer, and engage a work. Art is a conversation, not a patent office. The citation of sources belongs to the realms of journalism and scholarship, not art. Reality can’t be copyrighted. . David Shields
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Copying is the basis of the economy. It is how money is made. Copies are what people go to their local Best Buy for and where they go to buy art. With the advent of online stores that sell for less, people don't need to go to Best Buy anymore.

They can buy it right from their desktops. That means more people will be buying products online than in person. Online stores are also easy to access by anyone with a computer or smartphone so more people will be buying online than in person as well.

Source: Reality Hunger: A Manifesto

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