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The issue about DRM, ebooks, emusic and the like is not going anywhere interesting unless people in the industry realize they are not dealing with it the right way. However, activists for piracy, non-DRM, etc., are not making it any easier because they are using these issues to push for a social and political revolution, and have no regard whatsoever for the problem of how to pay authors; they just want to use without paying.
Some middle ground is possible. The industry could come together and realize that DRM, iTunes- and Kindle-like solutions are not fair to the honest user. They could stop that nonsense and invest heavily in informing people about the importance of paying for your music and books. Make global ads with high-profile authors saying thanks to the people who buy their music and books. And at the same time take down the dark web, filesharers, warez sites, you name it. Something like this might work.
Why is it not done? Pirates do not want it because their livelihood and raison d’être would cease to exist. The industry is too afraid that no one would buy any e-book or e-music if they could just ask a friend to give it them without any risks. And so we go on like this.
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