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As Bruce Waria says in a comment on his own Music Think Tank piece, by Graham’s logic he should force all the companies he invests in to open source the code which he funded, or allow anyone to embed their technology without compensation or conditions attached.

This wouldn't actually follow PG's logic. Using code does not necessarily require the end user copying it, especially for web-based software which is mostly run remotely. Consuming media necessarily requires copying it to somewhere - to your nerve endings, at the very least.




If you classify nerve endings as part of the value chain, then the UI of web apps certainly qualifies.


For sure; and that's why most web UIs rely heavily on open source frameworks. I don't think this disproves my point at all; I think it strengthens it.




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