Anyone with "half a brain" knows that according to the old business model there was no "try before you buy" so, in effect and on that premise, every illegal download is a lost sale - it's not rocket science.
As for your other nonsense trying to undermine the catastrophic effects of downloading ask the ex employees of Zavvi, Fopp and Woolworths which all closed last year if they agree. Better still, show me their increased profits for the past year.
Please don't deign to spout nonsense without engaging the half a brain you claim to have.
Ebay subscribing to a letter stating
"A shared respect for copyright is, of course, key." is shameful.
I challenge Alasdiar McGowan to explain why this
bootlegger this
bootlegger and this
bootlegger ,amongst 23 others, who were reported to ebay no less than three times by the BPI and various other bodies last year are still openly trading on his platform?
Let's hear it Alasdair, I'm waiting.