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AlfredoTurkey said:

brandon1546 said:

The EU did a major study on pirating and then (apparently) tried to bury it because they did not like the conclusions, Basically that with the exception of Top-Tier Films, pirating did not harm sales much, and in fact the study suggested piracy might actually increases video game sales. The margin for error on the study is huge, so I don't think it's the final word on the subject, but I agree with the idea that pirating is a bigger issue for Hollywood blockbuster movies than it is for video games.

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-09-25-eu-commission-no-evidence-that-piracy-affects-video-games-sales

Talk to the music industry if you don't think piracy hurts. 

The music industry's problem was 1) failing to embrace new technology / audio formats (sales of MP3 players took off in the early 2000s), and 2) charging consumers as much as $18 for CDs in retail stores when all people wanted was one or two songs on the whole album.

Plus, PCs in the early 00s allowed for affordable ways to rip and burn audio CDs and store thousands upon thousands of audio files, something that was impossible for the average consumer during the days of vinyl, cassettes and the first wave of CDs in the late 80s-mid 90s.

Napster and similar P2P networks were just the straw that broke the camel's back when it came to the music industry and the RIAA.