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Originally Posted by crufty 
If piracy is really the culprit of sales, and thats a big if,
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That's not a big if at all.......
In the past 10 years we've had
more computers
more internet access
more iPods (some 225,000,000 of them!)
more phones with memory
more single downloads
more bands with better visibility than ever before
more people going to more gigs
an economic boom
cheap credit
more disposable income than ever before
The world's economy doubled in size from U.S. $30.21 to U.S. $60.59 trillion
Yet the music industry is effectively halved?
Now IF you accept that piracy IS affecting the industry, then you can
1-try to do something about it (three strikes)
2-do nothing
Granted, It's not a very appealing choice we have here, but I'm for 1.
What you're suggesting is "three strikes will only cull the stupid, the clever people will go underground and not be caught"
What I'd suggest is "three strikes will be a deterrent to the dumbest
& in particular the smartest of people. In fact it will probably be the smart ones who realise that 99c is a lot less hassle than getting a $100 fine or having their internet cut off"
"the 'middle'-tier of intelligence will likely follow suit also"