Megaupload shuts down

[Gwen]

A shame. Especially since it won't make a difference in terms of piracy as there are so many others...

I just find it funny every time someone claims that piracy causes an estimated loss of whatever many millions in lost revenue. They can't really believe that everyone who pirates a game/movie/album would have bought it if they hadn't got it for free. I suppose most people would rather not get it at all instead.

I've had this discussion on another forum, and the thread is long dead, but someone posted studies correlating that those who "tried before buying" tended to buy the product or later support the company/band/etc rather than just downloading.