More Coase!

Thursday's of the Microsoft/Universal pact was just the beginning: Today, Limewire, the filesharing company, has promised to block distribution of Adobe software. Irate software pirates excluded, this is a great move for everyone. As more software/hardware companies cooperate to deal with the proliferation of filesharing, they're probably going to adopt the same negotiating tendency. Coasian bargaining over easily-shared software needs a snappy psuedo-GEICO slogan: "A fifteen minute call could save you months of legal wrangling, millions of dollars in legal fees, and legions of irritated customers complaining to BoingBoing about being treated like thieves!"