Reply #68: One cannot underestimate the value of piracy to those make intellectual property. [View All]

[originalpckelly]

They may not buy the version of the software which they pirated, but go on to buy another because they liked the software or the piece of art.

They might even be viewing the art illegally, then go on to buy the a higher quality version of it from a legitimate source.

And the amount of advertising that it produces is probably in some cases more valuable than the loss of income. Everyone knows about Photoshop, probably because it is so widely pirated.