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Fly ... I think you're overreacting to my statements a bit ... which, by the way, were not specifically addressed to you ... just piracy advocates in general ...
I agree that quote "piracy" in the context you mentioned (the Bill Gates example) can be very good ...
And that some piracy in general can be very good for business ... particularly as a promotional tool ...
BUT ... if it gets to the point that the piracy is out of control ... and everything on a site is available for free elsewhere ... then it's obviously bad for business ...
This is quite common with small amateur sites that don't protect their stuff ... and all of their content is easily available for free elsewhere ...
Even if only one percent of the pirates were paying customers instead ... those sites would be making tens of thousands more than what they are making now ... the flip side being that's how much they're losing ...
But people obviously are not going to pay if all of the content is free ...
That is my only point ...
[This message has been edited by erotictrance (edited 11-19-2001).]
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