I already pointed out that "gain to society" bit is nebulous horseshit. Note that the "bottom 3/4" who supposedly benefit don't
outweigh the lost sales for the top 1/4. File-sharing leads to less sales - that's "statistical fact", as quoted by your own cheerleader (and not
by you). "Gain to society" is not.
And no. I am not going to argue point by point with a bunch of reports that don't unequivocally say filesharing is good for the overall industry. This is
not the open and shut case you want to think it is, which is why the people involved in the actual business end of things don't share your views. Have you
wondered why that is?
Funny how the magical gain in sales file-sharing apologists insist exists has never, not even once, actually happened in any industry affected by filesharing,
isn't it? It doesn't seem to matter what year, what media, what industry, or what country... file-sharing coincides with a drop in sales and profits.
But, of course, that's all just a complete and total coincidence.
Anyway, since it's just the two of us talking, and I'm ignoring your studies and you're ignoring my real-world examples, I think I'm done with
this unless anything new and interesting is brought up.
outweigh the lost sales for the top 1/4. File-sharing leads to less sales - that's "statistical fact", as quoted by your own cheerleader (and not
by you). "Gain to society" is not.
And no. I am not going to argue point by point with a bunch of reports that don't unequivocally say filesharing is good for the overall industry. This is
not the open and shut case you want to think it is, which is why the people involved in the actual business end of things don't share your views. Have you
wondered why that is?
Funny how the magical gain in sales file-sharing apologists insist exists has never, not even once, actually happened in any industry affected by filesharing,
isn't it? It doesn't seem to matter what year, what media, what industry, or what country... file-sharing coincides with a drop in sales and profits.
But, of course, that's all just a complete and total coincidence.
Anyway, since it's just the two of us talking, and I'm ignoring your studies and you're ignoring my real-world examples, I think I'm done with
this unless anything new and interesting is brought up.