Originally Posted by mynameisjim

You sort of missed my point. I said name a situation where content is produced, then given away for free which has been a "success".

Classified ads don't count. The newspaper example is the exact opposite, they put their content on the web and newspapers are dropping like flies. Revenue down 50% or more from a year ago. The profits generated from the web don't come close to making up that gap. The rest of the examples you used are all cases of bootlegging, not a business evolution towards free.