[ghgr]

> If too many people cheats to torrent/4K/whatever, the carriers will need to readjust the plans for the system continuing to works (= prices will go up)

This hypothesis assumes that carriers can increase prices and the public will still pay them. If so, it follows that they are now leaving money on the table, which sounds unlikely.

I think it was Tim Hardford who wrote about something similar in his book "The Undercover Economist", in the context of the spectrum auctions in the different countries.

[aziaziazi]

Maybe I wasn’t clear enough, my argument is carriers will need to install and maintain new equipment. That’s what would drive price increase, not laying money on a table. M