Free File Sharing

Dear Francesco,

Everything and, I repeat, All human knowledge derives from the sharing of ideas and information.

Such sharing can be free and/or costless or restricted and/or onerous.

The discussion would be too long, but, in a very general sense, I believe that the free and costless sharing of information allows for the optimization of various aspects of communication, lowering entry costs and decreasing barriers between people and nations.

Obviously, my view stems from the fact that if the greats of our knowledge had placed copyright on their grandiose ideas (as the small ones of the earth do today with their tiny ideas), we would still be trying to reinvent the lighting of fire.

This is therefore the reason for my answers, which also try to take into due account the deserved contribution of gratitude to those who contribute to improving knowledge, a contribution that does not necessarily have to be of an economic nature.

I am convinced that sharing knowledge and intelligence always increases everyone's wealth of experience. Therefore, since files are tools for enrichment, they should, in the right forms, have free accessibility to anyone who wishes to view their content: it is clear that not everything can be free, because otherwise the people who perhaps work behind that document/file would have nothing to eat, but in parallel and respecting this, sharing is an essential starting point for everyone.

P.s. I know it's none of my business, but why Francesco of Paris since I see you are from Turin? Perhaps because you are a lover of Chopin who played on Pleyel? 😛

Well, interesting...

Look, I also believe that being able to share freely is important, and I have no problem admitting that when I look for sheet music, one of the first resources that comes to mind is indeed the internet. (Gennarino's example of reinventing the wheel is a good one...🙂)

And it is also true that, regardless, for those who work in it, free sharing involves an almost complete absence of profit...

Well, this is one of my questions: can we find a compromise? 😕 Perhaps the question is a bit blunt, but considering how useful free sharing is and how fair it is at the same time that those who work should earn a living...

I don't know, what do you think?

Francesco,

a pleasant compromise always exists, you just have to want it!

Aside from the Models where those who contribute make their knowledge available for free (for example, I am a contributor to Wikipedia and I am not paid for this), or those in which the person accessing voluntarily offers a contribution, there are possible Business Models even for cases where the person sharing wishes to be remunerated.

There are several, but here I will only mention two, completely different ones, which are very widespread.

In the first, the sharing activity (made available for free) is repaid through the fact that indirect profit is allowed, for example, through the sale of advertising. In our case, imagine that when you click on PianoConcerto, a pop-up window appears advertising an instrument seller in your city.

In the second, the sharing activity is carried out in a way that allows for the identification and protection of the competent person or group, who sell their expertise when the person who accessed the information needs personalized specialist contributions (Open Source). In our case, imagine our much-criticized PianoExpert telling you everything about the piano for free, but when you need your piano tuned for a concert, it charges for the tuning because from its expertise you gain the certainty that it tunes better than others!

Hello and see you soon

Dear Gennarino,

Thank you for always mentioning me!!!!!!! You'll make me, turn, turn, become famous!!!!! I take this opportunity to tell you that as soon as you return, I would like to hear from you by phone.

Bye, Bye