Video Game Piracy costs the industry as much as it makes!

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mornelithe said:

ZhugeEX said:

The title is that way because of the legality of piracy. 

You're going to need to explain that one a bit, because on the surface, that makes no sense, whatsoever.

You never seen a court case where a judge rules that an individual has to pay a movie company or something damages?

That is where the phrase "Costs the industry" came from. 

It's more of a legal term, not an actual physical cost. It's there to show how much potential lost revenue there was.