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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Exactly, and not only that, the convenience. When a pirated version is much easier to obtain, use and enjoy than an official version, who wins out in the end? You can't stop filesharing, that horse has left the stable by now, but you could actually lure customers back by equalling the pirates at their own game and not treating paying customers as pre-emptive thieves.
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yes, exactly !! i believe (based on what people say about their own habits) that most people will prefer to buy a legitimate copy of a book (or music, or software, or...) rather than search for a pirated one, provided it is easy to find and obtain, and priced reasonably. honest people start to turn to other means of finding content that interests them when the legitimate versions either don't exist at all (Harry Potter) or getting it / using it becomes so complicated (and sometimes impossible) that they are effectively discouraged from doing the right thing. it's ironic how supposed "anti-pirate" measures are in fact more often than not encouragement to become a pirate.
