Now correlate that to the actual "VALUE" of a company like Google...........

Wrong.

All money "lost" to pirating or used games was never theirs to begin with. You can't relate actual monetary value to a "potential" customer.

In other words
If I sell 10 Games
but 50 people play it
I did not lose 40 sales
Because I was only accounting the original 10 games, I technically shouldn't even be aware of the "stolen" 40 let alone basing any accounting on it.

While I agree with what you're saying to an extent, I think you are failing to figure in not only the fact that some people's imagination is so limited that they are truly impressed by a theatrical version of a book they've read, and also I think your average person enjoys watching a movie based on a book just to see if they shared an image of a charachter or scene with others, and also to see the awesome parts of the stories visualized for them (Like when the Fellowship is floating down the river to Rohan, I thought a lot of those scenes were very visually appealing) I am glad I saw the movies, though I do agree that they don't compare to the books

Have your child read them first, then after a time, allow them to see the movies. IMO

Or put a bit more simply, there is no profit, because the "real profit" is distributed out as a calculated expense, so basically, they factor in their "net income" prior to the distribution of the film, and factor it as a "cost of creation" expense, because they guarantee a set figure as a "return of investment" expense, thus it zeros out the bottom line.

I concur, an artist's royalties should be considered an expense just like any other "cost" associated with making a movie. After all, they are purchasing the rights of an idea someone else created to base their film on, thus they are taking what they make (gross income) and subtracting expenses (paying actors,directors,producers, AND WRITERS) however for some reason, authors are allowing themselves to be put at the end of the equation, instead of in step one.........kinda sad, but also foolish on the Author's part.

I mean think of how "creatively" those accountants are cooking those books, it should be considered art.

Well said sir,

and also may be a good lesson to impart on current creators of art, don't assume that your vision won't be accurately portrayed in the future, simply because current technology is incapable of doing so......

I'd Mod you +100 Insightful if I could.

Kurt Cobain?

wow, then I am not only sorry for the flame, but also sorry that India sucks that bad man...you have my condolences......

Lemme debunk a myth real quick for you folks.

If you EVER see a bank error "in your favor" or if your payroll check is off and you are over paid.......DO NOT SPEND THE MONEY

You will be charged for what you owe, and in some circumstances you can be prosecuted for using money that "was reasonably evident that you did not earn"

Yes, but how do you then verify the authenticity of someone's claim when they come in to claim their missing card? If there is no biometric data, is the card holder supposed to in some way memorize this extremely long, random #?

I would say you use a 24 digit "random" number, and THEN have it coupled with un-forgeable biometrics (i.e fingerprint+blood type, or some combination thereof) so that not only do you have authentic one time cards, but they are also able to verify who the cardholder is based on a system not dependant on the card system itself. Part of any problem with a system like this is if the system itself fails, what do you have to fall back on?

Look at the United States, we are dependant primarily on our SS#'s and now they have found that the algorithm used to create those #'s is easily forged, and any person with a minute amount of time on their hands can learn how the numbering system for Social Security cards work, since it is listed on the IRS.gov website.

What happens in the US once the government realizes the SS # system has failed and is being forged hand over fist?

There, fixed that for ya

You've heard of the REAL ID Act right?

dude
troll much?

If I were an Indian I'd be pissed that you can sterotypically say that all Indians are inpatient and rude, and get marked +5 Informative.....

You should have a -10 D0uchebag Mod

dude, not even close

It's Kim Bassinger, sculpting an iconic replica of the Eiffel Tower, using Magenta Play Doh, while also performing some sort of Yoga Pose on a Wii Fit board.

idiot :)