> It's a bit like saying we can't stop music piracy, now that Napster exists.
Curious choice of example, because it was never stopped. It just went somewhat out of the mainstream because the industry offered pricing options, like Spotify, who were acceptable for most people so they no longer had an incentive to resort to piracy. Not wanting to pay at all was always a minority position, most people just found it ludicrous to pay full album price for one of two songs that they liked.
And still, if you do want song X for free you can still obtain it easily. The industry just no longer makes a fuss about it.
Curious choice of example, because it was never stopped. It just went somewhat out of the mainstream because the industry offered pricing options, like Spotify, who were acceptable for most people so they no longer had an incentive to resort to piracy. Not wanting to pay at all was always a minority position, most people just found it ludicrous to pay full album price for one of two songs that they liked.
And still, if you do want song X for free you can still obtain it easily. The industry just no longer makes a fuss about it.