If they can find a way to charge you for it, they will do so. Water, for instance, is not free. The only reason air-to-breathe is free is because no one can keep you from doing so. No one has figured out how to restrict and limit access.
People have been decrying digital media as a method for distribution for a long, long time now when it comes to video games. Steam was an early point of contention. DRM ring a bell? I'm sure plenty of us remember the days of CD Keys.
Hell, I remember folks pirating Doom (1993) left, right, and center. So many illegal copies on floppies, you have no idea.
tl;dr: Speak with your wallet. Don't support what you feel shouldn't be supported.
People have been decrying digital media as a method for distribution for a long, long time now when it comes to video games. Steam was an early point of contention. DRM ring a bell? I'm sure plenty of us remember the days of CD Keys.
Hell, I remember folks pirating Doom (1993) left, right, and center. So many illegal copies on floppies, you have no idea.
tl;dr: Speak with your wallet. Don't support what you feel shouldn't be supported.