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You're saying that if tomorrow you could no longer download movies, music and tv shows for free, you would simply stop consuming all of these things?

• tomp 14y ago
  Most, yes. We would still have YouTube, though. Actually, I bought 1 CD this year, Parov Stelar's Princess, that I would have bought regardless, but that's about it.
  • notJim 14y ago
    > Most, yes. Then the answer to my question is “no.” Even if you would stop, I don't think most pirates would. They'd probably consume less, and be a lot more discriminating, but I do think they would buy.
• pbhjpbhj 14y ago
  >you would simply stop consuming all of these things // If he continues to consume those things at the same level (ie spends the same amount of money on them) then the argument still stands IMO. I've seen articles saying that those who download a lot are often also ones who consume at higher levels; a movie buff can spend a huge amount of income on movies and still torrent. Removing the torrenting won't necessarily increase the amount spent, indeed it could decrease it under models that come readily to mind.
• yoasif_ 14y ago
  Libraries do still exist.
  • notJim 14y ago
    Great point! Shameful that I didn't even think about it.