It's a market, same as any other, and there's a cost-quality curve same as many markets. That curve might move over time but it won't change the fact that the p

It's a market, same as any other, and there's a cost-quality curve same as many markets. That curve might move over time but it won't change the fact that the people who own the images get to decide on what terms they are used and the people who own the court get to decide who they let in with cameras and to where (and if they install your nice AI cameras to replace the freelance photojournalists they currently let in, that may well raise the market price because they've just created a nice little monopoly for themselves). I don't get to go and ride someone else's horse for free whenever I feel like it just because cars exist.