Very interesting article, OTD...well written and a good read.
But I think there's a flaw in your logic.
After some searching ( damn! this attic is a mess! I dug up some LPs and nowhere on the cover does it say that they are guaranteed to last forever ( much less survive improper storage) or that they will be available for sale indefinately.
If you substitute car for record maybe my point becomes clearer.
If, after 30 years, your Chevy BelAir becomes undrivable do you then have the right to appropriate a new Chevy ( and since the BelAir is no longer manufactured, let's make it a Corvette this time round!?
Does buying anything once give you the right to expect free access to it's successors forever?
Don't get me wrong, this is not meant as a chastisement.
I just think you should have raised your Jolly Roger sooner and enabled the sharing option, as well.
You are noncommittal about whether you currently share (and in today's uncertain climate that is not unreasonable) but I don't think your reasoning supports not sharing.
That said, I did enjoy the article- good luck selling it!
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