Comment Re:"Reasonable" my ass. (Score 1) 529
> What's undisputed is that some ripped copies represent lost
> sales. As long as the quantity of loss is anything greater than zero
> (or, perhaps, some negligible epsilon), then the "not a lost sale!"
> response simply fails to address the ethical challenge in the first
I dispute it. The picture is actually quite a bit more complex than that. It's true that some people who would buy CDs but find an electronic form then don't buy the CD. However, it's also true that getting exposure for artists and music can also have some effect on CD sales. What's not clear is how file sharing affects CD purchasing.
> sales. As long as the quantity of loss is anything greater than zero
> (or, perhaps, some negligible epsilon), then the "not a lost sale!"
> response simply fails to address the ethical challenge in the first
I dispute it. The picture is actually quite a bit more complex than that. It's true that some people who would buy CDs but find an electronic form then don't buy the CD. However, it's also true that getting exposure for artists and music can also have some effect on CD sales. What's not clear is how file sharing affects CD purchasing.
