this is obviously bull though.. how do you even make a study like that? you'd need to associate each illegal downloader to his/her real identity and then to eac

this is obviously bull though.. how do you even make a study like that? you'd need to associate each illegal downloader to his/her real identity and then to each of their legal purchases... that's ridiculous, and even if academics had the means to do it, it would be illegal. piracy itself is illegal in most countries, so if you don't report them you are literally an accomplice.