Even if there were no illegal copying, the advent of digital distribution will put a lot of stress on the movie and music industry. When the distribution costs comes down, that puts more price pressure on the rest of the cost.

In making policy designed with copyright in mind, you end up making decisions about whether other important technologies, such as privacy-enhancing or file-search technologies, should be encouraged or discouraged. A collision is happening between creativity and protecting IP.

Even if there were no illegal copying, the advent of digital distribution will put a lot of stress on the movie and music industry. When the distribution costs comes down, that puts more price pressure on the rest of the cost.

The problem - when you cast your net that wide - is you inevitably catch something you don't want to catch.

I think there are problems with compact disc copy protection that can't be resolved.

Given a choice between dancing pigs and security, users will pick dancing pigs every time.

Growth comes out of a healthy competitive atmosphere, not trying to choose a particular path forward.