Scarcity does exist in the digital realm - only on the production side. Distribution is effectively free. Until dev/random spits out complete programs that ar

Scarcity does exist in the digital realm - only on the production side. Distribution is effectively free. Until dev/random spits out complete programs that are worth using, it needs to be taken into account that all software requires effort to produce, and giving the author(s) the ability to dictate the terms of the software use is often the only reason certain software gets made.