This screams Bitcoin BitTorrent until you get to the end of the article. First thoughts would be all the lawsuits that would compound. We already have lazy peop

This screams Bitcoin BitTorrent until you get to the end of the article. First thoughts would be all the lawsuits that would compound. We already have lazy people ripping and reposting Youtube videos in order to gain subscribers and make a quick buck. Imagine how much these rippers would love it if they could charge full price? > "On the whole, as with the car and encryption, the benefits of LBRY clearly outweigh nefarious uses." This seems to underestimate the persistence of human malice. But LBRY promises to stop that e.g. via universal black lists and other records. I don't quite see how the "decentralization" label still applies with a universal black list and banning policies. That aside, getting the general populace on-board distributed systems has always been slow-going. Just ask anyone in GNUSocial. The fact is, most people aren't interested. Youtube is easy already. Easy has won out.