Can I get that on a disk?

I have been working for a film corporated photography studio for three years and almost every day customers ask when we are going digital. Even more than this question is the habitual question of "can I get my proofs on a disk?". I have become more and more amazed by the amount of people who expect to get copyright from a corporated studio. Also on at least a weekly basis I have customers who try to take pictures with thier own cameras while photographers are working hard to create great memories. The art of photography is dying. Many people want everything for little to nothing and it is hard to convince them of the artwork that is being created. A lot of people believe that the fact that a corporated studio does not hand over all copyrighted work on a disk is ludacris. Scanners, software and cds have become the main weapon of destruction for film photography. With the ability to download, send and print portraits from the convenience of their own homes at a low rate of cost-the rate at which people are buying professional portraits is dwindling. My question is when will we begin to sell ourselves short and give away our rights as photographers and artists to maximize on our business? With this new era of digital photography this end result of selling ourselves short seems inevitable.