When I read stuff like this I think, oh, I can download Linux, emacs, the GNU Science package, quantlib, a few pirated quant books and then call myself a quant trader. I mean come on, just because the tools are cheap or free does not translate into me being competitive.
Music and art has always been about competition. Let me talk about space I know better, Poetry - The Roman Empire produce a total of four major poets Horace, Virgil, Catullus and Ovid. That is it four. A thousand years of history you get four.
Anyways, everyone wants to be on top, but the top is only so big. And Art has a nasty winner take all effect (as clicks pointed out). That is the game deal with it.
As for Piracy, it is a side effect of making money. People only pirate things that have value. Otherwise the use of the word piracy does not make any sense.
Music and art has always been about competition. Let me talk about space I know better, Poetry - The Roman Empire produce a total of four major poets Horace, Virgil, Catullus and Ovid. That is it four. A thousand years of history you get four.
Anyways, everyone wants to be on top, but the top is only so big. And Art has a nasty winner take all effect (as clicks pointed out). That is the game deal with it.
As for Piracy, it is a side effect of making money. People only pirate things that have value. Otherwise the use of the word piracy does not make any sense.