I specifically said 'large-scale piracy' because I agree that a sufficiently dedicated individual will always be able to steal intellectual property.<p>That said, an IP market doesn't need perfect government protection to survive.  It just needs to be good enough that those who wish to steal additional copies incur substantive risk and/or cost.<p>I'm not arguing it's the best or only way to proceed, simply that it is a possible and seemingly viable way to do so, and as such, people would do well to recognize that the future is not guaranteed to be copyright and patent-free.