Let's get this discussion started. Art based on large digital files is somewhat new. It does not exist in the physical world other than as data on a drive.
But will anyone want to just own a drive? This is a new medium. Are the market forces going to be the same as for all other collectable art objects or move toward something new like collectibles in video games?
This is an opportunity to reinvent the art market in a new more equitable way (for artists). It would be a shame to default to the old system simply because we were too lazy to solve the problem in a new way.