> Could the number of existing copies of those works floating around in the world... maybe just be enough already? New copies must keep being made. Over time,

> Could the number of existing copies of those works floating around in the world... maybe just be enough already? New copies must keep being made. Over time, the number of accidentally misplaced or damaged copies will reduce the numbers in circulation. > Are they obligated to continuously [retool and] produce new copies of each and every previously-sold work in perpetuity? Without question. If you appoint yourself as a gatekeeper of a piece of content, you better stay alert and willing to let people through the gate. Anything else amounts to culture hoarding or vandalism as people are denied the chance to participate in a shared experience. Access to affordable culture (all of it) is a right, not a privilege, especially when it’s so bloody cheap to duplicate. Don’t want the responsibility of granting people access in perpetuity? Let people duplicate the content freely. Pirates will do it without grumbling if you just let them.