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There is an economic cost. If even one person pirates a digital work who WOULD have paid for it had pirating not been an option, it causes a cost to the produce
by al_james 15y ago
There is an economic cost. If even one person pirates a digital work who WOULD have paid for it had pirating not been an option, it causes a cost to the producer of the media. So there is a real cost.
- drcube 15y agoAnd if one person buys a digital work due to piracy who otherwise would not have even known the artist existed, there is a benefit. Do you have any evidence that the costs outweigh the benefits?
- nirvdrum 15y agoWho is pirating works from artists they've never heard of? Everyone I know who pirates stuff is actively looking for something.
- burgerbrain 15y agoEverybody I know... They download in bulk and sift through it looking for things they like. And without exception, all of those "pirates" that I know have much larger legal bluray and record collections than I do.