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Let's speculate:

- People gaming the system to inflate "downloads" or whatever metric is used to determine payouts.

- Politicians pushing their views on others reaches a whole new level when they decide which media should be produced.

- For technology products like software, government has generally proven to be inept in the face of change. So entire industries would be held back due to bureaucratic "management".

- The entire export value would be ruined when products are released at no charge. US GDP declines.

This just sounds like a recipe for waste, cronyism, and job loss.




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