• fyrilsol@kbin.melroy.org
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    21 hours ago

    That’s 67 billion in USD for those curious.

    I would say fake goods have more of an impact than piracy does. Come on now, how much more “research” do we need to disprove the “piracy causes lost sales!” claim?

    • richmondez@lemdro.id
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      16 hours ago

      I’m not convinced fake goods cause that much loss to the economy either. If anything the availability of cheaper versions of “luxury” products is probably just affecting sales of the products designed to be sold at that price point rather than loosing sales of the full price items. Ultimately unless people are hoarding cash in the bank their money is being used for goods and services within the economy, more likely to the benefit of the local economy.