Dataday didn't meet the burden of proof to substantiate his claim. He provided biased sources that lacked any facts and tried to use it to disprove an argument that did cite factual sources. He doesn't get any credit for that.
@dataday No industry is worthy of the kind of special treatment you think the games industry should have. The government and society are not obligated to provide any policy or mechanism to ensure that businesses get the profit they think they deserve, the developers/publishers/etc. have to prove to the market that they are…
@Bibendum as noted used book vs new book markets have some overlap but there are significant differences in the two markets that make them distinct. you can not show any direct correlation between them in there entirety so you end up making the same point that is made about piracy and that argument has no standing.…
That's not a valid reason to give games special protections over other goods and it is irrational because that's not the fault of the market. It's the fault of a poor business model. It is entirely possible for other industries to experience the same problems you just pointed out. Is it rational to make the same argument…