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Originally Posted by Sonist
In other words, if you charge $10000 for an electronic copy of the Harry Potter collection, you'll likely end up with very few paying customers. If you charge $0.01 for the same, you'll likely end up with very few "pirates." So, the main goal should be, to find the price point where your profits are maximized. It's really as simple as that!
DRM is much, much less important than price, because while it may deter some from "pirating," it will also deter some from buying.
So, the moral is: IT'S THE PRICE, STUPID!!! (and the desirability of the product, of course  |
But the fundamental point is that it is YOUR RIGHT, as the author, to decide that you wish to charge $10,000 for your work, just as it is the right of the consumer to decide whether or not it's worth that amount to them. The consumer does NOT have the right, either legally or morally, to say "it's not worth that much to me, so I'm just going to take it without paying for it".