Great Post!
But piracy / copyright infringement is not always 'an economic decision' - it is not always about avoiding the expense - it can be that the chit is just too damn expensive, or it can be philosophically motivated, or .. that the process is just too damn slow. Given the speed at which we are forced to operate these days, moments of inspiration .. the motivation to consume the art & ideas of others .. is becoming more fleeting, and when we need to 'use' something as part of our something else, or we feel so moved, and only have a short period of time in which to get your moved on, we need to 'get what it is we need or want', 'RIGHT NOW!'. This quite often makes us wish to bypass the process of engaging in a transaction, or authoring a nice email asking for permission.
We need things to speed up, all the way up to the speed of thought itself - crypto-currency is hopeful in this regard. Although many believe that we are headed into a world where copyright, intellectual property, closed-source development is all going to be made irrelevant .. employing smart contracts and crypto-micropayments may enable the speed required which will allow people to adhere to THE LAW, without them being at all aware that they have.
That's some really insightful comment. Do you have some sources and other reads regarding intellectual property, copyrights and how they might be used in a blockchain scenario?
My post said piracy is an economic decision. Copyright infringement is a form of sharing and is based on a cultural tradition. If you make it so people can get the genuine versions then there wont be a market for pirates to make profits selling pirated copies.
Sampling is another matter entirely if that is what you're referring to.
good one.