Some software phones home on registration to authenticate itself. Perhaps in the future, music will be software like this. And fig leaves of laws will forbid recording it from the speaker output.
Right, but not all of it. The "phone home" behavior is generally worse with "free" software than with paid-for software, though there are some exceptions.
I think a lot has to do with the question of respect someone alluded to before. People don't like to see those they respect stiffed by cheapskates, but they rejoice when they see those they view as crooks get their comeuppance.