> Piracy of songs, movies, and applications actually improves sales, according to a study that the European Union funded and then tried to keep from getting published:
I never understand this argument at all.
Piracy of X improves sales of X is only relevant if you're keeping the business model of selling X.
It's an argument for small amounts of piracy not substituting for market demand in a meaningful amount, and possibly spurring increased market demand.
It's not an argument for it not being stealing, or against having an IP legal framework at all. If you remove the ability to sell things, there will be no sales for it to spur.
Also, only the most extreme liberterian capitalists believe in capitalism without any commercial regulations whatsoever. Literally the bare minimum is property rights.
I never understand this argument at all.
Piracy of X improves sales of X is only relevant if you're keeping the business model of selling X.
It's an argument for small amounts of piracy not substituting for market demand in a meaningful amount, and possibly spurring increased market demand.
It's not an argument for it not being stealing, or against having an IP legal framework at all. If you remove the ability to sell things, there will be no sales for it to spur.
Also, only the most extreme liberterian capitalists believe in capitalism without any commercial regulations whatsoever. Literally the bare minimum is property rights.