Quote:
Originally Posted by Ekaros
Piracy does hurt individual companys and their employees and right holders in some degree. I can agree on that.
But, this money isn't "lost". No it's spend in other sectors. No money is lost realy, it's just allocated and spend at some other place. It might be hard to say if it's beneficial or not. But certainly in general sense it isn't lost...
|
So if you go to work and your employer doesn't pay you, he spends your salary for 2012 buying a new car, would you be ok with that? After all, the money isn't lost in a general sense...
And if you use your line of reasoning, then theft of physical goods is actually great for the economy. Someone steals your e-reading device. He now doesn't need to spend money to buy one and can spend his money on other things. And you have to buy a new one. I see a win-win here!