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Mrkai, I do not believe we are quite as unprepared as you imagine. This is not different than other IP (intellectual property) questions being debated in EVERY high-tech industry (e.g. the cell design of a complex semiconductor can be pirated 100% at no "cost" to the inventor). We just need to update our laws and practices to modernize our archaic systems of patent and copyright.
Down the road I believe these issues will settle out through centralized computing. When our internet is everywhere and fast enough there will not be a real need to "own" digital objects locally. I believe we will be on a permanent rental basis soon enough. But I could be wrong. We still brag about the brand of PC box we own, when it really should be an appliance like a toaster. Does anyone brag about their brand of toaster?
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