> I haven't seen any evidence that there isn't _any_ economic damage done by illegal downloading. Burden of proof is on the accuser and no I don't think X numb

> I haven't seen any evidence that there isn't _any_ economic damage done by illegal downloading. Burden of proof is on the accuser and no I don't think X number of people pirated it, it costs $Y, therefore, it caused $X * Y is a proof. > it could have just been Exactly. But don't you think it seems quite unlikely given that he is demonstrably a pretty smart individual and large corporations with deep pockets are coming after him. He should have completely failed to anticipate the consequences.