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Originally Posted by Deepwaters
I understand what you're saying about copy protection not working, but in the end it comes down to the fact that the great majority of people are trustworthy about such things. There will be piracy, sure, but as long as artistic work (music, books, whatever) is offered at a low price and easily, most people won't avail themselves of the opportunity for theft. People will buy her new album, not just steal it, I think we can be confident of that, especially if they can buy it digitally...
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I think Apple iTunes and NetFlix demonstrate what you say has
some validity, at least for now. However, ponder
this:
In 1999 consumers spent $39 billion on music, mostly CDs.
Today it's a $17.6 billion industry and CDs are clearly on the way out.
And don't you find many responses I got at
Would you pay to watch an Alizée video on Youtube? discouraging?