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Originally Posted by calvin-c
I might agree about the RIAA being responsible for the increased awareness of the illegality of music piracy, but they're also responsible for the increased misinformation about it. Not only because they provide misinformation but also as a 'human nature' side effect. The more people are aware of laws punishing them for something they want to do, the more likely they are to hide that they do it. Only as long as they believe they won't be punished will they be truthful-and that belief must also extend to a belief if the pollster's promise of anonymity. Human nature says that the more stings people read about (whether they involve supposed research, pollsters, or whatever-mostly people just remember that the criminals were gullible enough to believe the 'promises' that were made) the less likely it is that people who know they're breaking the law will admit it-to anybody.
The more 'crimes' are prosecuted, the more the 'criminals' go underground. It's been that way since Hammurabi invented laws, I think.
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The dishonesty of pollsters, of course, also applies to those who claim the following.....
1: I would never have bought it anyway so it's not a lost sale.
2: I just download heaps of stuff I never intend to read/listen to.
3: I plan on buying a legit copy if I like it.
4: I plan on donating to the author/singer in the future if I like their stuff.
5: I wll start buying stuff once they get rid of DRM/geo restrictions/etc.
All the above may very well be true or they may very well be total crap. Yet many seem to accpet such statements without question.
Cheers,
PKFFW