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this is only true if said pirate would have actually purchased said item had it not been made freely available on the internet.
how many college students would have photoshop on their computers if they actually had to pay for it?
internet piracy didn't stop Dark Knight from breaking records at the box office.
most people don't have good enough internet to download the huge HD rips of movies that are so popular these days, so Blue Ray is doing just fine in stores.
and musicians make their money touring - you can't download concert tickets.
really, where's the lost money?
as for profiting from warez - pirate bay is a minor player. take on Apple if you want big money. how many people actually fill their ipods with music purchased from itunes? the ipod is probably the biggest driving force in music piracy!