Unless said software contains any sort of decent encryption, then your "communications" software will still be highly controlled by the Bureau of Industry and Security, and will require licenses if you plan to make your product available to those countries.
I went to a place like that in SLC and left wondering why more movie theaters did not do this. It was the greatest movie theater experience I'd ever had. I think the place was called Brewvies.
If you want to be an ass:
DVD:
Get in your car > drive to store > find parking > get into fight with person who stole your spot > find new parking spot > park > walk into store > skip the over priced new releases and head over to the $5.00 bin > fight the fat lady and her 3 kids for access to said $5.00 bin > find a movie worth purchasing > get in line > wait > wait > wait > pay > return to cashier who rang it up at the original price of $15.99 > get into fight with manager > finally get everything situated and go home > unwrap DVD > curse when I hurt my finger nail trying to remove the security tape > put in DVD > DVD is defective > return back to store > discover store wont take returns on opened DVDs > cries > goes home > becomes pirate
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DVD:
Get in your car > drive to store > find parking > get into fight with person who stole your spot > find new parking spot > park > walk into store > skip the over priced new releases and head over to the $5.00 bin > fight the fat lady and her 3 kids for access to said $5.00 bin > find a movie worth purchasing > get in line > wait > wait > wait > pay > return to cashier who rang it up at the original price of $15.99 > get into fight with manager > finally get everything situated and go home > unwrap DVD > curse when I hurt my finger nail trying to remove the security tape > put in DVD > DVD is defective > return back to store > discover store wont take returns on opened DVDs > cries > goes home > becomes pirate
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Why should I spend more money on an e-book than I would spend on a $5.00 paperback?
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