WTF?
>You repeat the same points over and over. I bet many people must have already refuted all your points several times already -- for example, calling copyright infringement "stealing"? Give me a break. How is a file anyone's "property", and how is a *copy* of a file "stolen"?
Denying someone money they're entitled to is akin to theft. Yes *obviously* they still have the original, arguing this point is pathetically pedantic
>You know, this "vermin" with no regard for the society it lives in is exactly what started the renaissance -- you know, the revolution that ended the dark ages.
What on Earth are you talking about? Artists were paid, works were harder to copy, I can't see any parallels.
>To build something new ... [snip long rambling attempt at describing supply and demand economics] ... Think about it.
I guarantee you 100% of people in the UK want to pay £0 for everything they buy. Strangely this hasn't led to "a different business model".
>Cruel as it may be, pirates buy if the music is good. If it's shit, then they don't. If people don't like your music, then consider a change of career. It's called natural selection.
Citation needed. I know a fair number of people who torrent music/films etc. They buy sometimes - if they can't find a free copy.
>That is, never before has anyone so readily had access to the vast quantities of art now available on the internet. Kids these days know so much about obscure bands from the past that it's simply amazing, and no-one can say that's a bad thing.
Information wants to be free? The end justifies the means? The artists might argue that not being paid is a bad thing.
>Since copying music is not the same as stealing it, artists don't *lose* any money every time a file is copied.
They lose out on potential revenue.
>However, they do make money every time a file is sold. Studies have shown that people who pirate content (i.e. who love art and like to enjoy large amounts of it) also buy a lot more content than the average person.
Citation needed. Which studies?
Bottom line: I like playing expensive computer games. If the games companies don't get revenue because of people like you, they will close down. Some people will make computer games in their spare time. These will be shit.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
