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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
As I said, there is no direct evidence that piracy leads to later purchases by pirates, or that pirates are effective promoters of material to paying customers. In general, piracy leads to the promotion of material to other pirates, and most likely, more piracy. They simply amount to net loss, just like theft. Net gains from popular venues (like Amazon) and reviewed texts by known reviewers are much greater than any contribution pirates make.
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You can say things but that does not make them true. Also there is no direct evidence for your claim in the quoted paragraph. If you have evidence please give it.