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Originally Posted by karunaji
The extraordinary proof is all around you if you care to watch. If there was a movie theater where everyone could sneak in, most people would still pay for the ticket. Some people would certainly exploit the free ride but the majority would consider it below their honor to watch the movie without paying. But the most important thing in this case is that those who had sneaked in, would spend their pocket money on sweets or other things anyway. Someone's loss is other person's gain.
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And it is a loss to the movie theatre, which is all they care about.
You've just accepted that some sales were lost, which was the point I was making.
So a musician who loses money from piracy should feel happy that Bad, Bath and Beyond has sold more sheets?