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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
It won't, period. Nothing will. Copyright was created by technology - The printing press - and is dying by technology - free digital copying (whether by the internet or sneakernet). You may not like it, I may not like it, but it is. But setting back the clock is not a option, whether to the pre-digital age, or back to hand-illuminated manuscripts and skalds. The only thing, in the long term, copyright holders will have to offer is convenience. People have alway been willing to pay for convenience. If you want to make money through artistic creativity, plan accordingly.
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I can sign on to Amazon, enter my credit card (or use one click), and then download an entire CD’s worth of material in minutes, in most cases, for under ten dollars.
How much more convenient does it need to get?