"Consider for a moment in a world of maximum freedom (without "Intellectual Property" at all), no one could really profit making this kind of stuff, and it woul

"Consider for a moment in a world of maximum freedom (without "Intellectual Property" at all), no one could really profit making this kind of stuff, and it wouldn't exist at all. What would be left? DIY?" Standards are a separate issue. We manage to have standards for things like screws, nuts, bolts, and even connector head shapes for electronics. Electronics manufacturers made plenty of money in a world of analog standards; they make plenty in a world of digital standards too, and would continue to make plenty of money in the absence of HDCP. Electronics manufacturers and entertainment companies became some of the most powerful corporations in the country before the DMCA was passed.