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26. Re: Op Ed Apr 23, 2012, 01:28 Kabuto
 
Jerykk wrote on Apr 23, 2012, 00:47:

One, usually. Same with used games. You buy a new game, then sell it, someone else buys it, then sells it, rinse and repeat forever. Pretty much the same as buying a game, then copying it and releasing it on the

Are you just being deliberately obtuse?
GameStop, and any used game retailer for that matter, requires a vast inventory of used games to operate. All of those copies were at one point purchased new.

Your argument that a single copy can be resold countless times, while theoretically true, is extremely unlikely in most cases due to the short shelf life of most AAA games. Regardless though of how many times a used game is resold the fact remains that originally that copy was purchased new and the publisher of said title did receive compensation for it. For a pirated copy no compensation will ever be received.

 
 
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