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Originally Posted by psyko514
Imagine, if you will, a world where pirated software was unavailable. Everyone would have to pay for their software. Therefore, the existance of pirated software equates to lost revenues.
Same idea for porn, not to mention the bandwith costs.
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ok John Lennon.
thats why i said "almost" - of course some revenue is lost. BUT ... the important question in these types of debates is "how much?" and how do you calculate "lost revenues"?
the issue of pirated software is similar to this question and it annoys me to no end when i see people like Bill Gates talking about billions lost to piracy. all i am saying is that 6000 pirated copies of photoshop in China for example, does not equate to 6000 lost sales as people claim it does. if you make photoshop unnavailable in Russia for 2$... what is going to happen? for the most part, people with 300$ a month incomes are not going to spend $600.00 for a single piece of software. all i am saying is that just because they have it... does not mean they are going to willingly pay for it if it were not available for free.
password sites are a similar analogy in my opinion. if someone is so set against paying for something... why is it logical to assume they would otherwise be willing customers?