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Originally Posted by Lord T Hawkeye
That matter isn't as cut and dry as it's made out to be. Napster being the classic example. While Napster was being made out to be the big bad pirates, the truth is they actually offered record companies in on the deal. The companies turned them down and decided to try and sue piracy off the internet. Did it work? Ask all the songs you've got downloaded right now.
As Foamy the squirrel put it best "People were trading cassette tapes long before the internet and I didn't hear anyone complain about that."
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Record companies and music artists have other sources of revenue beyond album sales. Endorsement, licensing, etc.
Did The Warlock, or Mistress Taylor, or MediaFire Productions do any advertising for Mountain Dew? Do they appear at sporting events for the half-time show? Do they have live performances with tickets garnering three figures a seat? Has their work been used in a major television show, leading to a licensing fee paid back to them?
While I respect your example, you need to recall scale. BE content providers aren't grossing a billion yearly. Every theft hurts their bottom line substantially more than a pirated album hurts the label.