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lokaryesterday at 8:23 PM1 replyview on HN

It’s certainly not a 1:1 loss, but it’s also not zero


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rowanG077yesterday at 10:59 PM

Sure it can be zero. It can even be negative. As larger player numbers, including piracy, are a natural form of marketing. That means it's not hard to see this additional marketing could lead to larger sales figures compared to if piracy was not possible.