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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
One of those downsides is a LOT of people who stop giving us information or entertainment, because there's nothing in it for them. That's a lot of loss.
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Then those people will have to figure out some other way. As Cory Doctorow has pointed out, bits will never get harder to copy, only easier.
Musicians have already figured it out. It was pretty easy for them since they made no money (and in some cases lost money) on their CD sales because of the recording industry. They made their money on live performances, T-shirt sales, and the like.