"The only cost to the creator is the erosion of the paying market." Development and production was financed based on the existence of that market. When it erod

"The only cost to the creator is the erosion of the paying market." Development and production was financed based on the existence of that market. When it erodes, the entire proposition collapses. To creators, the existence of a paying market is like the hull of a ship to a sailor. In both cases, erosion is very very bad.