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Any innovation in technology presents a company with two options - adapt, or risk failure. The MPAA mitigates this by trying to stop innovation. It's a valid business strategy, albeit one that isn't very good for PR. Luckily more and more people are becoming aware of what's going on with all of this PIPA/SOPA/CISPA/ACTA/ETC-A stuff.


You may want to reconsider "It is a valid business strategy": it isn't valid if it does not work.


'Worked' from whose perspective?

Delaying is invariably cheaper and more effective for any given quarter's financial results. And after several decades of our market becoming increasingly quarterly-number obsessed, it seems only fair to judge the soundness of decision-making based on the market standards.


Valid strategy does not ensure success.




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