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Originally Posted by Catlady
Them's the breaks. If an artist can't make a go of it economically, well, maybe that self-proclaimed artist doesn't quite have the talent, dedication, and effort necessary. Maybe that self-proclaimed artist needs a reality check and should not look for excuses, should not blame some file-sharing site or torrent for lost income.
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Actually, its not the failed artists who are featured at file sharing sites: it's the successful artists.
The pirates don't usually bother putting up the works of Johnny Nobody on their sites: its the Stephen Kings and James Pattersons they want , so as to draw the eyeballs to the ads they sell. Putting bestsellers on their sites is key to their business model.
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No, I'm not arguing anything; I'm pointing out that HarryT's claim about how evil pirates are depriving an author of livelihood can be equally applied to anyone who borrows a book or buys secondhand. There are legitimate arguments against unpaid downloads, but that simply isn't one of them.
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I'll let HarryT speak for himself, but it seems logical to me that offering his work for free at pirate sites must cost him "some sales", even if he can't determine exactly how much.
1. Just because something is difficult to measure doesn't mean it doesn't exist,
2. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.