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Originally Posted by Lord Nikon
do you also concede that illegal downloading might well increase product awareness and encourage sales from people who may not have been interested in paying money to see a film based on the trailer itself?
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It's a tough call I have to admit.
The optimist in me would like to think that there may be some merit in that synopsis but the realist / cynic in me tells me that people who can get stuff for free will, for the greater part through human nature, prioritize other essentials before purchasing the media legally once they've seen / heard acquired it illegally.
That's not to say that their behaviour is entirely cost related but rather that the popular perception on their part is that everything should be available for free on a try before you buy basis.
I'm sure there is a common ground approach to this somewhere on the horizon but I'm afraid many people, on both sides of the argument, are going to suffer some very considerable financial pain in the very near future / interim.