I have hundreds of CDs, which are bought and paid for. Tell me, again, how making copies and (hypothically, of course) giving them to friend[1] incurs a direct cost to the CD producer?
Nearly all pirated content was most likely originally purchased once, and ripped. Thereβs no evidence that much of it is from shoplifted DVDs.
Nearly all pirated content was most likely originally purchased once, and ripped. Thereβs no evidence that much of it is from shoplifted DVDs.
Thereβs no evidence that βmuchβ of it is from purchased DVDs, either.