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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan
There is no data that backs up the idea that pirating works leads to the pirate's buying works by that artist later.
There is zero evidence that any author has gained hordes of fans thanks to their obtaining his pirated works.
There is no data that backs up the assertion that pirates go back and pay for the things they've pirated.
And there is no data that shows that people who download pirated works go out and buy other material based on those pirated works.
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All of these points are obviously refuted by the example of Baen Books. Baen has demonstrated that readily available free content does encourage sales.
P.S. If you are going to nitpick because the content isn't illicit (and thus it isn't piracy), you will need to provide a creditable argument as to why a pirate would behave different from Baen's customer base. Most any argument you do provide cannot be applied to all pirates.