Celejar writes: > Agreed, but I'm not sure how this effects our disagreement about the > legitimacy of the (current) intellectual regime. If they feel the > value is less than the amount charged by the creators to recoup their > costs, they're free not to purchase the works. They don't purchase the works: those are abstractions. They purchase copies. Yes, this is nitpicking, but in this context the distinction is important. -- John Hasler