[geoff]

Let's be honest, there is definitely a 4th category of people who pirate instead of buying, flat out. I have friends who even pirate from their favorite bands.

But the "try and buy" people do somewhat make up for that. I too have bought quite a few records after pirating them. I always try to purchase something if i enjoyed it enough to warrant another listen.

Obviously, the "never would have bought in the first place" and the "definitely would have bought in the first place" people don't tip the scales either way.

So it's not as bad as the RIAA makes it out to be. It's definitely NOT 1 download = 1 lost sale. That's for sure.