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Originally Posted by MikeB1972
The problem is that it is so easy to copy digital files that it is impossible to try selling them without legal protection against copying, donationware works in very few circumstances.
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Originally Posted by ratinox
I think you're making the same mistake that some traditional publishers (including RIAA and MPAA) keep making. The best way to make a profit from digital content isn't by selling digital content. It's by selling everything else around it.
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I disagree with you, and agree with MikeB1972. And one of your examples, Baen books proves you wrong. (They make a profit from selling digital content.)
However, Baen's model wouldn't work without legal (not technical) protection against copying.
Copyright is necessary. It's just got out of hand, and is now excessive.