Krugman: 'We Are All The Grateful Dead'

How could I resist a line like that? In his June 6 column, Paul Krugman describes a future in which intellectual property is a loss leader for merchandising--kind of like the Grateful Dead meet Yogurt in "Spaceballs," I suppose. ("'Spaceballs' the flamethrower -- the kids love this one!") It's late on a Friday night. What can I tell you?