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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
However, the very idea that "pirates are part of a business model" is the laughable part. Stealing is never part of a business model... it is the systematic attack of the business model. A business model is about developing a product, building a store, and finding ways to make it profitable for you to sell it. Piracy is the person who breaks the window of the store and takes what he wants, regardless of the intent of the business model. That person isn't encouraging people to go buy at your store. In fact, he's more likely driving away every legitimate buyer, who now doesn't trust the integrity or safety of that store, and attracting only more pirates looking to loot through the broken window.
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In another forum-thread it is mentioned that publishers calculate that people forward a p-book 6 to 10 times, newspapers are shared between neighbours, dvd-s are viewed in a family gathering, some tape and fastforward a tv show to skip commercials and there breaking the business-model based on advertising. Although your and my view on this topic differ very much, IMHO your piracy (= "not paying for the service by each individual that receives the benefits of a service") is part of the calculation of each realistic business model.