[jfengel]

I would assert that such assertions come with a fairly strong burden of proof. "You probably got paid anyway" sounds too much like sour grapes.

[internetter]

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/09/eu-study-finds-piracy...

"EU study finds piracy doesn’t hurt game sales, may actually help"

This study was suppressed until Felix Reda leaked it:

https://x.com/Senficon/status/910483224731820033