The real scarcity is your time and reputation, which in the right combination can command a significant amount of money. Attempting to limit what can not be limited is creating scarcity where there is none, and it is only a matter of time until someone breaks your business model by figuring out that you've been attempting to control the uncontrollable. And that'll happen just at the point when you're dependent on it and unable to change. For a case study, see the RIAA.
