• null
    31·
    4 months ago

    Not to consume it at all, obviously.

    Your measurement for converting potential revenue into loss hinges on those being the only 2 options.

    • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      4 months ago

      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
        21·
        4 months ago

        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·
          4 months ago

          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
            2·
            4 months ago

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