I agree that that there would be an upswing in those things, but I'm not at all certain that the resulting environment would be any better for the average user

I agree that that there would be an upswing in those things, but I'm not at all certain that the resulting environment would be any better for the average user -- certainly not in the short term, while people's expectation (which has by now become built into our culture) to get almost anything they want online "for free" remains.