When you were young, you wouldn't have bought it even if you didn't pirate it. However, since you pirated it, you felt happy (or even morally obliged) to purchase from same creators, later, when you had the means.
Ie. in that case, the piracy increased exposure and indirectly increased sales.
When you were young, you wouldn't have bought it even if you didn't pirate it. However, since you pirated it, you felt happy (or even morally obliged) to purchase from same creators, later, when you had the means.
Ie. in that case, the piracy increased exposure and indirectly increased sales.