> I'm saying that this boon brought about by digital technology is only benefiting a select few. If you mean how most people in the world are under stricter s

> I'm saying that this boon brought about by digital technology is only benefiting a select few. If you mean how most people in the world are under stricter social control with the advent of technology than they were in primitive tribal society (or maybe even middle-age agrarian society), then maybe. But if you mean the benefit from being able to make these copies - then definitely disagree: People get to have tons of free (libre & gratis) software, and lots of free (gratis) cultural products like images, audio, video and text. Are you bemoaning what we do with this glut, and perhaps the problem of over-abundance, shallowness of cultural taste etc.? Otherwise I'm still missing your point. About piracy: I'm using the right definition, it's the copyright crooks who are using the wrong one :-P