But copyright is a social contract. It needs people to believe in it far more than it needs people to be forced to follow it at gunpoint.
Aggressive copyright enforcement is counterproductive because it trades a small increase in the cost of defecting for a large increase in public disrespect for the social contract which is what causes people to be willing to defect.
But copyright is a social contract. It needs people to believe in it far more than it needs people to be forced to follow it at gunpoint.
Aggressive copyright enforcement is counterproductive because it trades a small increase in the cost of defecting for a large increase in public disrespect for the social contract which is what causes people to be willing to defect.