You are also turning down the uncountable amount of economic growth that would be stimulated by the relaxation of copyright and especially patent laws in the software industry.<p>I&#x27;d take that regardless of whether it comes with free access to movies, music and TV shows.<p>edit: I think it&#x27;s debatable how much impact it would have of software developer salaries. The only way I see it causing a drop in salaries is if it causes a reduced demand for developers by increasing software development efficiency.