Precisely! If all laws against copying music were dropped, there would still be plenty of people who would pay for digital music. They would pay a trusted supplier to deliver properly-tagged virus-free files with good artwork at a reasonable price.

And those who want to get the same music informally for free, well that would be fine too just like those who drink water from the tap for free or collect their own rainwater.

But trying to perpetuate the current system of trying to force people to buy overpriced DRM-infested files, by trying to block off other options, well it's not going to work.

My daughter pays £1 per track to buy songs for her phone. I've warned her that her music won't play when she changes her phone. But she's young and that seems so far in the future, so she doesn't worry about it. After she gets a new phone and needs to buy all her music again, then I think she'll choose to avoid Digitally Restricted Media.

Regards,
Roger