SOPA

[Evan_]

That is simply a rationalization that people who want to steal and not be called thieves have come up with.

That I shouldn't deny for a second, but that's not necessarily means that the economy of digital distribution isn't effected by the said reasons. And there is also a sociological component. Here in mid-Europe, a couple in the university college I live in could live well for like two weeks for the price of a Skyrim. Thou everyone has the net, and everyone grown up on games, and they rely on software. Those people who - for financial reasons - can't allow the luxury of legality will dream about times when they'll be able to afford a clean machine.

But I do see more and more people buying legal software. That was some curiosity in my childhood. We rarely saw such. I'm quite sure it's getting better here. How's it over there? Did people lose their incentive to buy data if it's also available illegally?

But if yes, really the solution should be an attempt to separate a group of people from an ever-growing part of the net?

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