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Originally Posted by Happ
Dreamy free-for-all piracy defenders argue that people are very nice and pay voluntarily if given the chance; publishers know this is bullshit, economists know that also. That is why we have security in supermarkets and bookstores. Sure, not all people will steal. But if stealing is easy and a few people do it without consequences, most people will feel cheated for paying and will stop paying and start stealing. Only a few morons like me will keep on paying.
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I'm not a dreamy free-for-all privacy defenders but I do argue that people will pay voluntarily given the chance. I argue this because it's been proven when Amazon sells MP3's without DRM, when iTunes started selling music without DRM, when BAEN sells ebooks without DRM, when Harlequin started selling ebooks without DRM....
When have the publishers ever proven the theory that it's bullshit?
The potential market for any artist/author's work are those people that are willing and able to pay for it. Always has been and always will be. Anyone that believes they are owed payment any time someone reads their work is in for a lifetime of disappointment.