Words Of Wisdom on 28 March 2008
| Sky Render said: Oh not this again... That's not how software pirating works. When a person opts to pirate software instead of buy it, it's because they feel the price of the software is too high. If the option to pirate is removed, then they won't suddenly decide that the prices are fair; they'll just opt not to buy anything. |
You're partially correct.
There are people who will always buy games because it's ethical. There are people who will always pirate games because they're complete thieves.
It's the people in between that vary. Some will only pirate if it's really easy. Others will only pirate if games are really expensive/money is tight. Some will only pirate if the risk of getting caught is low. Some will only pirate if it's the only way they can get ABC game. The list goes on but the point is that price isn't the only incentive to pirate.
Thus, even if the prices are lowered the piracy rate may not be lowered much at all.
