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[–] Balrogic 0 points 26 points (+26|-0) ago  (edited ago)

I once "stole" my way into buying a thick stack of a band's audio CDs, a live performance DVD, tickets to two concerts and a bunch of concert merchandise. They sure got put in the poorhouse by me previewing their stuff before shelling out. No doubt they're begging on the street as I pre-order every new release.

What's even more horrifying is the way one person I know works in publishing... They were at a convention, and actually had someone come up to them and say they pirated one of their books and loved it so they had to buy every book that publisher put out. Oh noes. Teh horrorz.

Just look at HBO for a prime example of piracy's destructive effects on creative industry. They're so damaged that they say they aren't worried about pirates, that it expands their business. Watch how the piracy drove them into bankruptcy as everyone downloaded Game of Thrones, then bought up subscriptions to HBO Now as fast as it hit the market in their area. It's just awful, watching these quality artists starve to death from the burden of explosive sales.