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Originally Posted by HarryT
Because it's free. Unless you're suggesting that copyright holders give everything away free of charge, how are you going to stop people from downloading stuff for free? Eg, I look on Amazon and "Game of Thrones, Season 2" is available on DVD for £25 (€29). If I can easily download it free of charge, why would I pay £25 for it? The best approach - IMHO - is to remove temptation and prevent people from casually accessing the sites where it can be accessed for nothing.
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The price part is only part of the problem.
It's also about DRM, geo-restiction, anti piracy "ads" on dvd you've paid for.... All the crap the legit user have to deal with, and not pirates...
You've said it was easy to download stuff, trouble is, the legal offer is not as easy.
You don't need to make them free, affordable is enough. A price where the customer don't fell it's a rip off.
Or use some ad supported model.
Admitting they succeed in removing all illegal sources, if the legal offer don't exist, or is at price customer feel too expensive, they still won't sell.