Z:gnu-www-ja-boldrin-levine--53aea1-You've probably heard the supe/en

You've probably heard the superficial argument that &ldquo;If the program is free, you will only sell one copy&rdquo;. The obvious response is that today there are companies that sell thousands of copies a month. But this paper provides another response: it shows why people who are fully aware of the economic consequences of the freedom to copy would pay a high price for &ldquo;the first copy&rdquo;.