-Why I Pirate- Is piracy justifiable?

[Kasz216]

Reasonable said:

Kasz216 said:

Reasonable said:

Runa216 said:

TheMythmaker said:

 

Ultimately in a monetary society creators, be them producing a game, making a film or recording music need to be guaranteed a certain degree of income.  People tend to focus on the hugely successful creators and forget the majority of media can struggle already to make money in the face of current piracy levels.

I would argue you are being somewhat shortsighted however in your depiction of what would happen.

If I tipping point were reached, such works WOULDN'T disapear, instead they would simply go back an older system for such works.

Afterall demand would still be there.  Just not at the prices offered by the market, so either things would need to get cheaper or we would return to an age of patronage somewhat how early artists and playwriters worked. 

A good example is the first Mount & Blade which was created based on beta keys being sold.

Your point is accurate but I thought this discussion was about piracy - i.e. zero income to the creator - vs price points and different models to supply different demand bases?

There is a line where, no matter what the model, if piracy is rampant enough the creator of any work cannot hope to make money no matter how cheap the delivery model is - apart from full patronage of course, but I think that's pretty unlikely to happen.

If you need to make 100K to break even and piracy reduces your income to 40K you're doomed no matter whether the 40K income was from 100 units sold at a very high price or 10,000 units sold at a very low price.

A) Why would it be unlikely?  Afterall, if there is demand and something isn't being provided... no doubt such measures would come through.

B) Piracy isn't ever likely to be that rampant.  Since economic and social theory has shown time and time again, that given the choice between paying a fair price for something or getting it for free in a way te creator disaproves of, people will invariably pay for it.

People are socialized to consume.

Things hold greater value when we do so.