The paper industry argues that recycling paper and managed tree growth make using paper cheaper and easier on the environment than the cost of recycling computer components.
Just as Apple has managed phenomenal growth through semi-anonymous business relationships that radically reduce business friction (300, 000 developer relationships and counting), the same principle of using the web to reduce business friction in copyright transactions should make for a more nimble economy and faster growth.
After an unusual four straight quarters of negative growth in the severe 2008-2009 recession, the recession ended in the September quarter of last year when GDP managed fragile growth of 1.6% for the quarter, and then improved to 5.0% growth in the December quarter.