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sonicmerlin

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reply to BF69

Re: Answer this

said by BF69:

Ok if piracy isn't theft because it's just digital and no REAL product is stolen then is it ok to sneak into a movie theater without paying as long as the movie theater is half empty thus you aren't taking away a seat from a paying customer? In either case no real product was stolen nor did you have any intention of paying for that movie either way.

I would like someone to explain the difference
This is a much, much better argument than the other drunken nonsense you`ve spouted throughout this thread. If you presented arguments like this all the time people would take you more seriously.

The issue with movie theaters is that the amount of effort required to sneak into one implies the person doing this likely would have bought a ticket if he couldn`t have snuck in. Digital copyright infringement on the other hand is incredibly easy. There`s a much smaller chance the downloader would have bought the product if he couldn`t have pirated.

Some studies have estimated that only 1 in every 5000 downloads is a lost sale. When you do the math you realize it`s not nearly as big an issue as the RIAA tries to make it out to be.

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