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Originally Posted by Good Old Neon
I’ve asked the following question numerous times and I’ve yet to receive a response, if all the middlemen standing between the artist and their customers were removed, so that art was sold directly to the public via the artists website, would it prevent people from visiting file-sharing networks? I keep hearing that DRM is evil, and in some ways, I agree, but I’ve yet to hear how removing it would drastically alter the illegal downloading of copyrighted materials.
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Nothing will completely eliminate file sharing. However, I would think that direct sales from the artist would decrease it. I am assuming that the artists could offer a significantly lower price (and still make more profit for the artist) than the current sales model.