I&#x27;m the author of a software product. The main reason why people buy the license and renew it is the free upgrades for one year. It means I&#x27;ve adapted my business model to acknowledge the fact that I&#x27;m not a monster with eyes and hands everywhere in the world, as opposed to MPAA.<p>And it&#x27;s time the music&#x2F;movie industry understands that they need to upgrade their business models to the internet age. Maybe they should charge for fresh music, acknowledging that after 6 months everyone can have a copy of the music, pirated if necessary.