I think fear is used to by institutions to hang onto the asset that makes them money. In some cases it is information and other times it could be digital files such as songs or movies. Industries have been built on the production and controlled distribution of such content but once online, it becomes free for all to see, copy, use, and distribute and becomes less financially valuable.
Fear is then used to try regain control of the commodity via threat of criminal conviction and fines. Working as a stopgap until institutions find a new way to profit from commodification of content.
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