Victor Keegan’s article in today’s Guardian is a common sense and straightforward piece on the changing dynamic of file sharing and the downloading of music. In it he argues that claimed drops in the number of people downloading illegally copied music files is less to do with legal action and the repeated threat of disconnection from the web but good old fashioned economics: People are using new legal services because they are cheaper and easier to use than previously: “The moral is simple. We are not a nation of thieves, but if a supermarket leaves its doors open and...

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