> There is still a huge benefit to the internet. ... Well, OK, those are the parts that copyright doesn't interfere with. > Available on the internet, doesn't

> There is still a huge benefit to the internet. ... Well, OK, those are the parts that copyright doesn't interfere with. > Available on the internet, doesn't mean it should be available for free. There are still costs for ... Yes, indeed, and these are rather different, individually, systematically, commercially, from what the old laws are fitted for. What transactions there are, the sources of money, and where payment is attached, has to shift around. A copy in itself is now practically free for the individual, and that seems near optimal. Companies have to sell services that are a good deal for people -- that they cannot easily get for themselves.