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| Topic | rom site owner made $30,000 a yearnow owes Nintendo $2.1M |
| Zeus 06/01/21 7:44:10 PM #10: | rom site owner made $30,000 a yearnow owes Nintendo $2.1M How much somebody makes has no bearing on what they might have cost somebody else. More importantly, he was earning his living FOR OVER A DECADE from piracy (and while it was $30-36k in 2019, that amount could have been much higher in previous years). Considering he made a living from piracy, it's kind of hard to feel too much sympathy. Revelation34 posted... They probably experienced $10000 in damages at best since the majority of people pirate stuff they would t have bought anyway. Complete bullshit. While not every download results in a lost sale, the number you picked out of a hat is unbelievably low. Revelation34 posted... https://gizmodo.com/the-eu-suppressed-a-300-page-study-that-found-piracy-do-1818629537 ...which overlooks the fact that most people who would never pay have adopted that stance BECAUSE of rampant piracy. LinkPizza posted... He could sell everything he owns, give the money to charity, get rid of insurance, and then die. And then he wouldnt have to pay, I guess... Especially if he has no family... ...or he'll probably just declare bankruptcy. --- (\/)(\/)|-| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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