No point arguing this. The capitalism vs socialism argument has been going on for centuries and will not be resolved here. You believe what you want and I will do the same. And it was never the point of this thread, which, by the way, I started.
I agree with you on all that. I'm glad we can have a civil and respectful disagreement.
For that matter, I'll get back on topic and say that I really wish Dolby ends up working something out with the developers of VLC.