Rick Falkvinge says the copyright industry is doomed, because it can survive only by surveilling all forms of private correspondence.

I wish I could be so confident. I fear that states, which already seek to surveil all private correspondence and already act as agents for the copyright industry, will extend their surveillance to the point of achieving what Falkvinge considers impossible.

There is another way that the copyright industry can succeed in subjugating everyone: through streaming. If people are so foolish as to tolerate streaming instead of having a copy, no one will be able to share.

It is clear that we must reject any streaming service that doesn't allow users to download copies. And if it does allow users to download copies, we must make a point of using it that way.

Out, out, damned Spotify!