Distributed Digital Property Board

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awk,
"What constitutes "benevolent market forces"?

Is it not a combination of "choice of supply" - which necessitates a neutral technology allowing each content provider to attach their very own DRM, and what the customer wants to consume? Market forces!" - awk

Copyright creates temporary monopolies for the author/publisher. In the tangible world, Hollywood controls the distribution mechanism. Price per movie does not vary within a cinema - the only variable is the number of screens a movie is shown at.

Three reasons why I think the market pricing mechanism does not produce an optimal price in movie industry. What we have is an approximation, but a managed one.

Whereas with an open network distribution mechanism, Hollywood cannot control distribution or price. It will have to compete on quality. This opens the industry to market forces in a way we haven't seen hitherto and that I believe will be benevolent.

So eventually, (hopefully), yes, I agree.