Poll of the day: Piracy is beneficial to the movie and music industry

While pirates download lots of music and movies for free, some argue that piracy isn't as bad as the movie and music industry wants us to believe. They argue that users are still willing to pay for content they really like and that piracy makes it easier to discover new content they actually want.

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Pirates also argue that they often download content that they would never pay for, meaning the projected losses by the content industry are much lower.

The music and movie industry on the other hand complain their content is stolen, they aren't paid for their effort and call downloading pirated materials 'free riding'. They also argue that the internet allows piracy on a scale never seen before.

What do you think, should the movie and music industry stop complaining, because piracy is beneficial to them? Or are they correct and should it be normal for users to pay for something they want?

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