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Originally Posted by eightmotives
I've got mixed feelings towards piratebay, but recently they helped distribute a NIN album legally through the Internet when the NIN load balanced servers themselves were not capable of handling the load. Give our take torrents can't be blamed for this problem, I think it's our society in general. People in the US are always trying to find the best deal possible and if they are able to get something free they will do it legal or not. On the other hand I have seen the Japanese economy flourish because they appreciate our music and movies. Perfect example is the rap industry and how the Japanese hip-hop scene are one of the major buyers.
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That's incorrect, people in general are always trying to find the cheapest or free way to get things.
US is still one of the countries where regular Joe can actually AFFORD to pay for stuff, and can also get easily PROSECUTED for pissing on law, and you can exploit the massive consumer base exactly by offering a "great deal".
Those points still make it a great market place, even in times where many claim that the copyright is dead.
The lower you go the income / market price ratio for legal licenses the more piracy, it's not like anyone in the Eastern Europe would HAVE to steal copyrights but if a Windows XP license costs one third of an average monthly income, you'll rather spend it on gas or booze unless you need it for work.
As I mentioned before, I don't know ANYONE in my close environment who would actually pay for software, music or games for his own use.