I always want to agree with the viewpoint that digital copies cost nothing, and thus should be free. I just can't though. You're not paying for a copy, you are

I always want to agree with the viewpoint that digital copies cost nothing, and thus should be free. I just can't though. You're not paying for a copy, you are contributing towards it's creation. Creation of content, digital or not, costs money. Sometimes it's an excessive amount (e.g. Blockbuster movies) and sometimes a sane amount (e.g. "regular" and indie moves). Continuing with the movie examples... Most cameras these days record digitally. Do you expect that, since copying a digital file is free, that the movies should be free? It's entirely digital after all. I'm hoping you don't, because otherwise you place zero value on the time and effort spent by the crew producing the film and that would be bordering(?) on unethical.