• Zoolander@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    This is false. “Pay for it” or “Pirate it” are not the only 2 options available.

    What are the other options then?

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      9 months ago

      Not to consume it at all, obviously.

      Your measurement for converting potential revenue into loss hinges on those being the only 2 options.

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        9 months ago

        I have pointed that out as a possibility. Not consuming it at all, though, is not theft precisely because the person isn’t consuming it.

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          9 months ago

          In which case piracy only accounts for lost revenue if and only if the pirate would have 100%, guaranteed, purchased the content if a pirates copy was not available. So your calculation does not work.

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            9 months ago

            if a pirates copy was not available.

            This is exactly why my calculation does work. If a pirated copy was not available, they wouldn’t be able to consume the media without paying for it.

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              9 months ago

              But they also wouldn’t have to pay for it. Which is the only way your calculation would work.