thismeintiel said:
Yes, I realize that corporations are made up of individuals. Do you? See this is what I don't get when people talk about the "evil" corparations (not that you used that word, but your post gives me the impression you may feel that way). Those same companies employ millions of people. They create millions of products to meet the demand of millions of people. What would happen if they have no protection under law, lose money, and then go under. The economy and job market suffer greatly. And the world may have advanced without them, but the world of technology would not be this far without them. Someone invents something incredible, what does he do with it? He sells it. Now, how does he do so? He creates a shop/small company. Now if demand for his product rises, what does he do? Stay small and do the best he can? Of course not. He expands. Creating new shops in new areas, while hiring new people to run said stores. And while demand is increasing, he keeps expanding. Maybe pouring money into new products or just upgrading the previous one. Then before you know it, he has himself a "mega corporation." Of course, to keep doing well he needs to be protected by law from those who can do him harm, whether intentionally or not. Again this what I don't get when some demonize corporations. They need to realise that all started very small, usually as one store. There was just a great demand for their products/services so they expanded. That doesn't make them anymore evil than the local mom and pop store down the street. Because trust me, if they were booming and there was need for them to expand, they would. |
Corporations are legally bound to put profit above all else. This pressure inevitably leads to individuals in those corporations doing things that are against their better judgement. Why do you think so many corporations break the law or dump toxic substances into the local environment. Just looks at how many superfund sites there are http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/index.htm , including in the town where I live (http://www.colorantshistory.org/Nyanza.html).
Corporations are designed to do one thing, make a profit. It's up to the government to protect it's citizens when this profit motive conflicts with what is best for the for those citizens. The problem now is that most of the government is basically corporate "owned", so I have no doubt that eventually Sony will win this, even though there is no legal basis for it. The fact that the DMCA even exists is evidence enough that the government doesn't give a crap about consumers.
