I&#x27;m not sure that&#x27;s such a great argument. We&#x27;ll all might be making less money if security improves, complexity decreases, more people learn to program etc. Doesn&#x27;t make those bad things. I personally don&#x27;t make money from selling consumer software nor have I ever worked for someone who does. My programming is in that regard more akin to performing.<p>Even as a fairly radical pirate I know that most people don&#x27;t care about copyright, for or against. To the extent that people are against copyright it&#x27;s mainly about absurd copyright terms, harsh punishment and general industry dysfunction. There&#x27;s no basis for the idea to abolish copyright, essentially no one thinks that nor will it ever happen. It&#x27;s scare tactics.<p>Also the scenario where authors can&#x27;t control distribution has already happened and has been going on for years and years. From poems to professional software.