> Almost all of the research points to piracy having zero impact on sales for example This is probably often true, based on the product and its price point, bu

> Almost all of the research points to piracy having zero impact on sales for example This is probably often true, based on the product and its price point, but pirates using it as a blanket truism isn't good. There are a lot of possible situations. Real life example: movie piracy may not generally affect box office, but an arguably bad movie leaked before release date will create a cloud of gossip that could tank its opening weekend. If previewing a film for reviewers will affect the box office of a bad movie, 100,000 copies being watched two weeks before release certainly will.