I'm sorry but I just have to ask this as well... If the majority of the BitTorrent community are criminals, what reputation is being damaged by the Pirate Bay guys, and why are you so worried about it?
I am so worried about it because I understand the risk involved in creating a digital product with value and the loss of reward to society caused by leeches who choose to enhance their lives at the expense of a creator's benefit.
I think the more telling answer would be to the question, "Why /aren't/ you worried about it?"
'I think the more telling answer would be to the question, "Why /aren't/ you worried about it?"'
I don't have any stats or studies, but given that I sell a digital product I've been very keen on what to do (or not) about possible unauthorized copying. What I've determined from reading comments and blog posts from other software makers is that if you sell a decent product at a reasonable price, most people are good about paying.
Granted, "decent" and "reasonable" are squishy terms, but overall it seems more practical, and profitable, to offer something of value than to pile on the digital restriction management and battle ubiquitous distribution tools.
Treat people well, and they treat you well in return. Not always, but good enough.
