Part 2
Piracy (virtual, not Somalia) does not affect the profits of producers. Manufacturers never act on shoes. They know what they are doing and for whom they are doing. There is always a demand for what they do, and by how big the demand is, they can predict their income and regulate costs. In short, manufacturers never work at a loss. And no matter how global piracy is, they always compensate for their costs and, moreover, make a profit. Piracy is gathering the tiny pieces from the bar table. A person cannot go to the cinema – good people give him the opportunity to watch a movie in the campsite. Camry will be done as long as there is demand for them. If a person wants to watch in quality – he will have to buy a DVD, or wait until somebody puts out a DVD-rip. But then he will not be one who was able to enjoy the movie (game or something else) among the first! This is already a psychological factor that strongly affects demand, in part it is it that makes people spend money, not download from the internet, and it is on such people (on Real buyers, not on all those who want to) and manufacturers are oriented.
Therefore, talking about piracy depriving someone of profits is a lie (in 99% of cases). Piracy is a separate economic niche with its own producers, demand and supply. And if someone’s sales failed, then the reason is probably not in pirates, but in their goods.