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Originally Posted by HansTWN
But it does make it more difficult for the pirates to make money and it will make others think twice
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Are there actually any substantiated numbers on what amount of money these pirate site are allegedly making? I haven't seen anything but industry claims that seem to have no basis in fact.
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Originally Posted by HansTWN
It is just like police action against petty theft -- it is never "worth" it. But if society takes no action, then the "bad guys" can just act with impunity.
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This is a false analogy. It assumes that there is only one possible action to take to solve the problem--more enforcement. As other industries have shown (Valve's Steam in Russia, ad supported internet music streaming, and services like Netflix and Hulu) there are multiple ways to combat internet piracy, which have been proven to actually lessen the effects of piracy and generate profits. With over a decade of increasing enforcement, and little to no effect on piracy to show for it, maybe it's time to sit back and rethink if this is really going to help or not.