To be fair, I am not suggesting that schemes with no copyright would benefit or even have a neutral effect on individual companies or even industries. I think they could continue to exist, though quite possibly in a diminished state.

It is my thought however that the harm done to society by these industries becoming diminished would be vastly outweighed by the positive aspects. We'll likely have to agree to disagree there.

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"Alternatives such as Zynga are, to me, unpalatable"

Oh trust me... I have no argument there.