> iTunes (and many other companies) have already addressed this issue, they have solved the convenience part and people still pirate
iTunes still isn't the most convenient source for many things. My one experience with iTunes was trying to buy an album from a French musician. I spent several hours creating a fake French account with a legitimate French address and tracking down a French iTunes gift card. I had to give up, because the artist didn't take the time to manually check all 300 locales to include his album in.
You consider that 'solved'? The artist never got the money I was actively trying to give him.
iTunes still isn't the most convenient source for many things. My one experience with iTunes was trying to buy an album from a French musician. I spent several hours creating a fake French account with a legitimate French address and tracking down a French iTunes gift card. I had to give up, because the artist didn't take the time to manually check all 300 locales to include his album in.
You consider that 'solved'? The artist never got the money I was actively trying to give him.