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Originally Posted by Rykion Yes they are. There is no difference in saying all knowlede should be free, and that we shouldn't pay people for their knowledge.
I guarnatee that the effects of illegal downloads is far greater than near zero effect. While someone who downloads 100 CDs of music a month wasn't going to buy all of them, they'd probably buy 5 or so. Even if it's just a loss of 5 CD sales per year for the average downloader we're talking about millions of dollars in lost revenue. |
For the first part, show me the exact quote that says "I don't pay for stuff because it should be free".
For the second, prove that 5%.
Now, for the other 95%, the bands get to be more known, so, in fact, they get to sell more merchandising and concert tickets.
A quick fact -> Music CD sells decreased 0.7% last year in Spain (by any factor, actually) while concerts increased up to 45%.
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