Hollywood and the popular music industry left have been pushing marxism (of which "progressive taxation" is just another form), nihilism (if it feels good do it/if you want it take it) and moral relativism for years. They have taught their would be customers all too well.
O'Reilly's thinking on this matter is as clear as his excellent technical books are.
Too bad the lumbering leviathans of the various content industries are too self-focused to take advantage of new technologies, instead of trying to legislate them away like petty Luddites. As the Internet matures, however, they will either adapt or become extinct.