Comments on: Methodology anyone? http://www.cynicalbastard.com/index.php/2006/04/methodology-anyone-2/ Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:39:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Chas http://www.cynicalbastard.com/index.php/2006/04/methodology-anyone-2/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Chas Sun, 16 Apr 2006 20:45:38 +0000 http://www.cynicalbastard.com/index.php/2006/04/methodology-anyone-2/#comment-77 The assumption is that every pirate unit distributed is equivalent to a real unit. Of course, you are right, it is not so, ideally piracy should be contained in the group that could not otherwise afford the product. This is quite equitable considering the degree of advertising we have to withstand. It's not as if we chose to see these adverts, we are bombarded, and if your kid needs to see the latest Disney to fit in at school, so be it, better than kids thinking dads a failures. If one can afford the real product it is usually preferred because of the high quality, class and the negative and cheap association of pirated products. The assumption is that every pirate unit distributed is equivalent to a real unit. Of course, you are right, it is not so, ideally piracy should be contained in the group that could not otherwise afford the product. This is quite equitable considering the degree of advertising we have to withstand. It’s not as if we chose to see these adverts, we are bombarded, and if your kid needs to see the latest Disney to fit in at school, so be it, better than kids thinking dads a failures.

If one can afford the real product it is usually preferred because of the high quality, class and the negative and cheap association of pirated products.

]]> By: Serf http://www.cynicalbastard.com/index.php/2006/04/methodology-anyone-2/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Serf Tue, 11 Apr 2006 14:18:02 +0000 http://www.cynicalbastard.com/index.php/2006/04/methodology-anyone-2/#comment-73 Billy Bob is right. The idea that someone who steals something would otherwise buy it if, is rather bizarre. Billy Bob is right.

The idea that someone who steals something would otherwise buy it if, is rather bizarre.

]]> By: BillyBob http://www.cynicalbastard.com/index.php/2006/04/methodology-anyone-2/comment-page-1/#comment-72 BillyBob Thu, 06 Apr 2006 17:05:30 +0000 http://www.cynicalbastard.com/index.php/2006/04/methodology-anyone-2/#comment-72 I was thinking much the same thing. Also, the expresision 'costing' is misleading. If people are 'stealing' the music and not buying it, perhaps they wouldn't buy it anyway, so it's not 'cost' the music industry anything, it's lost them <i>potential</i> earnings. Not actually cost them anything. Maybe the 1.1Bn is the cost of Sony recalling all those rootkitted cd's anyway? I was thinking much the same thing. Also, the expresision ‘costing’ is misleading. If people are ‘stealing’ the music and not buying it, perhaps they wouldn’t buy it anyway, so it’s not ‘cost’ the music industry anything, it’s lost them potential earnings. Not actually cost them anything.

Maybe the 1.1Bn is the cost of Sony recalling all those rootkitted cd’s anyway?

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