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Old 03-02-2012, 06:01 AM   #513
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Originally Posted by carld View Post
“Piracy may not be a bad thing”, shares Angry Birds Creator

I would guess that if Angry Birds weren't an enormous success he might say something different. It's easy to say piracy isn't a problem when you're sitting in an office chair made of hundred dollar bills.
You say that like the two are not related?

McDonalds says cheap food may not be a bad thing.

I would guess that if McDonalds weren't an enormous success he might say something different. It's easy to say cheap food isn't a problem when you're sitting in an office chair made of hundred dollar bills.

However lots of businesses go to the wall.

I feel that most people want to do the "right thing" and that they will support artists by going to concerts, buying t-shirts, etc etc.

However those same people are probably not going to every buy a £795 photo package to touch up red eyes.

Here's a question for you, if Photoshop were £99, would they sell more or less of it.

Easy right, how about this.

Would it be pirated less?

Spotify has probably shown the way, lots of people I know who had huge music collections don't any more, because they are happy paying a small amount to "borrow" music from spotify's music library.

Perhaps when we have the same for Film and books, this argument becomes mute..?
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