> The problem with these arguments is they boil down to "I will never pay more than $x for product type y" when these prices should really be dictated by the ma

> The problem with these arguments is they boil down to "I will never pay more than $x for product type y" when these prices should really be dictated by the market itself. I kind of like the complete view that the OP provides. Copyright infringement is a very real market force in this system. It is empirically the case that the OP will not pay more than $x and that price seems to be surprisingly close to what I 'feel' is right. I wonder how many others agree with these numbers. This price is dictated by the market when the relatively low risk of legal action is factored into the equation. What he seems to be arguing is that publishers should be less concerned with rectifying this market force via legal means and more concerned with rectifying it via improving the services offered.