starcraft said:
You're right. He got off easy. Recommended Australian Retail Price for New Super Mario Brothers Wii = $100AU Number of illegal downloads from this man's pirate source = 50,000 50,000 * 100 = $5,000,000 Assuming Nintendo make half of the game's sales (in the early days of release, they would make at LEAST that, probably two thirds) = $2,000,000 Nintendo comp'd him a million Australian dollars. |
He got off easy? Like hell he did, like he says it's ruined his life. Doing a 5 year stretch inside for manslaughter is less devastating than being fined that much.
It's VERY silly to apply maths to this, that's not at all how a punishment should be worked out. There are too many variables as to how much Nintendo have actually lost, i.e nothing because if this guy hadn't of put it up someone else would have and they would have gone there.
A reasonable fine and a short stint in jail would prevent him from ever doing it again, and still put others off.
Not that I would ever pirate, but if I was in that position, i'd refuse to pay unless it was resonable, opting for time inside.
