[henrikeh]

I think I see your point better now.

> It would be illogical, perhaps unethical even, for me to want more of that content while not supporting it in any way.

So what do you suggest instead? Instead of paying upfront, should the content production instead by shifted towards pay-as-you-like services? Micro-donations?

How would you make sure people paid for the content? A lot of people don't have the moral standard today to pay for music or movies they like and want more of - they copy because they can and it's cheaper.

(Your lemonade analogy is ridiculous though. stealing=/=copying, artist distributing music on iTunes=/=leaving lemonade in the open)

[chrischen]

> (Your lemonade analogy is ridiculous though. stealing=/=copying, artist distributing music on iTunes=/=leaving lemonade in the open)

I think you misunderstood that example. I wasn't comparing stealing lemonade to stealing music/movies/tv shows. I was trying to give an example of how you're not entitled to make money any way you want. Legally you have to pay for the lemonade, but that doesn't mean everyone will pay for it if I leave it out unattended. The only reason selling lemonade is viable is because it's easy to enforce payment by having someone at the lemonade stand.

[davidw]

I think he's suggesting simply foregoing anything that relies on "intellectual property", like movies, TV, books, studio music, software not as a service, and so on.