The question is quite sensible, although as with anything, it can be rendered senseless by reducing it to a logical fallacy: "I am an artist. This does not har

The question is quite sensible, although as with anything, it can be rendered senseless by reducing it to a logical fallacy: "I am an artist. This does not harm me. Therefore, this does not harm any artists". >there's no impediment to enjoying such benefits Surely there are, else this thread would not exist. >it's my job to figure out how to capture them, not society's That seems absurd on its face, but perhaps you mean something other than what can otherwise be extended to say that there should be no contract law, property rights, etc.? If so, please enlighten us as to how you capture benefits without any assistance from society/civil law. >It's not being destroyed, it's simply remaining with the consumer instead of being transferred to the content creator Surely you know that statement was intended to say the value is destroyed for the creator. But, if not, there it is.