> (...) many people value digital delivery differently and lower. To some extent I think that can change. I know it's changed for myself personally over the years.
I know it changed for me too, and I think it's mostly because of having more disposable income nowadays than in the past. As a teenager, there was no way I could afford movies or video games. Now, my natural first instinct for media is buying / subscribing on Amazon, Netflix and Steam.
> What I'd like to hear is more about potential solutions as opposed to descriptions.
I've been thinking about one, and it turns out to be exactly what 'endominus described here:
The other is along the lines of what you wrote here, which I think sums it nicely:
we need to rethink the path that currently leads from "X created it, and deserves compensation" to "Y receives a copy and should pay for it".
What I'd like to hear is more about potential solutions as opposed to descriptions.