• Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    10 个月前

    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
      21·
      10 个月前

      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
        12·
        10 个月前

        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
          2·
          10 个月前

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