The reason a buisnessman(Mr. Smith) would simplify to this degree is so that anyone who reads this article whether some Joe on the street to an Oil Tycoon, will have a basic grasp of exactly what is going on. First rule to public speaking, make sure your audience can understand what you are talking about.

Reguardless of his comparisons, understand this... Anime is intellectual property, that is why there is a copywright symbol in the opening and closing credits. Say you had a drawing and I took it to a T-Shirt company and made millions off of the drawing's design... then I gave you nothing. I understand this is not the exact same thing, but I took your property that you could have made millions off of ...