• Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    11 months ago

    This is false. “Pay for it” or “Pirate it” are not the only 2 options available.

    What are the other options then?

    • null@slrpnk.net
      21·
      11 months ago

      Not to consume it at all, obviously.

      Your measurement for converting potential revenue into loss hinges on those being the only 2 options.

      • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        11 months ago

        I have pointed that out as a possibility. Not consuming it at all, though, is not theft precisely because the person isn’t consuming it.

        • null@slrpnk.net
          11·
          11 months ago

          In which case piracy only accounts for lost revenue if and only if the pirate would have 100%, guaranteed, purchased the content if a pirates copy was not available. So your calculation does not work.

          • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            11 months ago

            if a pirates copy was not available.

            This is exactly why my calculation does work. If a pirated copy was not available, they wouldn’t be able to consume the media without paying for it.

            • null@slrpnk.net
              1·
              11 months ago

              But they also wouldn’t have to pay for it. Which is the only way your calculation would work.