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Re:Z-Library Admins "Escape House Arrest" After Judge Approv... by trogdor on Monday July 08, 2024 @11:07PM (#40912181)
> people who pirate music also buy a lot of music, when the price is below the impulse buy threshold; see Bandcamp or Apple Music

How do the existence of Bandcamp and Apple Music support your claim that people who pirate music also buy a lot of music?

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Re:Z-Library Admins "Escape House Arrest" After Judge Approv... by defective on Tuesday July 09, 2024 @12:37PM (#40918079)
I think he's given you examples of where music can be priced "below the impulse buy threshold".

Supporting the claim are several studies that pirates or piracy advocates are often familiar with.

https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/pirates-more...

https://www.vice.com/en/article/evkmz7/study-again-shows-pir...

https://corsearch.com/content-library/blog/does-piracy-impac...

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/663157

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