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This is a variation of the tired old argument which assumes that every pirated copy represents a lost sale. Hogwash.
by teilo 16y ago
This is a variation of the tired old argument which assumes that every pirated copy represents a lost sale. Hogwash.
- tzs 16y agoNo, it is a completely different argument: if you do something that requires a license, and you don't have a license, the damages reasonably should be at least what a license would cost. Otherwise, there would be no point in ever buying a license. You'd always be better off just using the item without permission, and then paying the penalty if caught.
- teilo 16y agoAnd your argument is nothing but a legal fiction. There is no such thing as a license to give away copies of as much copyrighted music as you want.