1.Jailed? I don't know it depends on how much piracy could of prevented with more stringent controls yet keeping the site viable for legitimate use. I don't know swedish law but the pirate bay did host a lot of trackers for copyrighted material. I don't think any copyrigth infraction should be jailtime though I do think fines are reasonable provided the fines are actually reasonable.
2.Yes very much so. We have the Itunes store and a few other options out there right now but the competition is weak and it is not like retail yet plus I don't want to be tied to Itunes software to buy movies/music online.
3.Yes I do. I think the all of the industries need to adjust their pricing scheme for online they also need to open availability through competition.
4.Yes and no. I do believe as long as current system are inadequate that the torrent sites provide a great service. For instance the other day I was able to download Dr. Mobius and M 2 movies which are hard to find. I also hope it will push the RIAA and MPAA to find ways to increase their actual presence in the online market place aside from law suits. It also is a great place to find a bunch of none copyrighted stuff stock footage and even start up animations and videos.
5. It doesn't all have to be fresh. I think like always something fresh has to be introduced into any market to keep it from leveling or even receding but it has nothign to do with going online. Regular business models apply. Not selling enough on a high profit margin item sell it for less and you can sell more and make more profit or you can get burned and sell the same and make less profit.
