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Originally Posted by Liviu_5
I also agree that the lure of "free" is hard to resist, and right now music/books/movies digital models are simply not profitable enough, so they piggyback on the physical models, like the credit card users that pay their balances on time piggyback on the ones that pay those exorbitant interest rates, and that is most likely not sustainable in the long run. But the long run can be long.
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The lure of "free" is only temporary. Most of us work for a living. We know that if we didn't get paid, we'd stop working. I don't work for free, so I don't expect an author to do so.
Even much of the "free" content that is on the web gets paid for. I donate to certain podcasts. I buy eBooks. I purchase MP3s. And the companies I go to stay in business, so I'm obviously not the only one who feels this way.
The issue, I believe, is value.
If the item is good value, most people will pay for it, even if the opportunity is available to get it for free.
If the item is poor value, most people will not pay for it, especially if the opportunity is available to get it for free.
This is hard for the Content Cartel to handle. They've had a stranglehold on content for a long time. So they no longer think "what do people want to see/hear?" and make it. Instead they make movies like the Hulk, and the complain that instant messaging ruined their profits. They make albums with 2 good songs, but still charge the full price for the CD, and then cry when sales drop.