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Herbie
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I work in the commercial photo industry every day, so I hope I can shed a little light on the subject.
Copyright infringement has been around and been a problem within photography since the technology first came about to allow photographs to be reproduced. Digital has made it easier in ways, but laws and countermeasures have generally kept up. It's a problem, but not hugely more so than in the past.
Regarding your second point, that's really not true. Yeah, it's easier to fake some things now than it was with film, but high end work still requires a lot of knowledge and resources. Take a look at the images here: http://www.statononline.com Normal catalog photography, but this stuff requires a crew of a photographer plus two assistants, digital tech, prop stylist, hair stylist, producer, and clothing stylist. There's a lot more behind most commercial photography than most people suspect.
As for your third point, the cost of film was negligible compared to the overall cost of starting and running a business. Look at the cost of lighting equipment and high-res digital backs, for example. Sure, amateurs can take over more of the low-end work in the industry, but it remains low-end work. They're not impacting the mid- and high-end parts of the industry as much.
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