[Skidoo]

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How much damage are the creators allowed to do to innocent people in their quest to get paid?

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How much did the imitator benefit by adopting the innovation?

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First, on the question of digital content being redistributed, the distributor got paid nothing -- he did not benefit. I agree you can use the law to stop people from profiting from your IP, but how can you compete with free?

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You can't. In those cases, the rights holder is better off just facing the situation, arriving at a sense of closure within himself and moving on.

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Second, my question was about the IP rights holders damaging innocent people. In their war against economics, rights holders have used the legislative process to extract money from people who never touch their digital content. That's why I ask where you draw the line in IP enforcement, and when you admit the problem can't be solved.

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My opinion is that you go after those who are profiting. If the market says the IP has no value, then there isn't much point.