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I generally don't like to pay for things that people widely admit are bad. When I go to the theatre or buy a DVD, it's a very conscious decision that included much thought and a bit of research.
I can see why people download if they're uncertain about the quality of something.
I don't see why people calculate a download as "lost revenue." I think it's wrong to assume that people download instead of buy something. I think many downloads are of things people wouldn't have bought in the first place.
I wouldn't mind seeing more try-before-you-buy options: song previews, 10 minute features of movies, etc.
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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