People give a variety of reasons for copying a music CD from a friend instead of buying it [30]. Refute each of the reasons given below, using one of the viable theories described in this chapter. (You don’t have to use the same theory each time.)
a. I don’t have enough money to buy it.
b. The retail price is too high. The company is gouging customers.
c. Since I wouldn’t have bought it anyway, the company didn’t lose a sale.
d. I’m giving my friend the opportunity to do a good deed.
e. Everyone else is doing it. Why should I be the only person to buy it when everyone else is getting it for free?
f. This is a drop in the bucket compared to Chinese pirates who sell billions of dollars worth of copied music.
g. This is insignificant compared to the billions of dollars worth of music being ex-changed over the Internet.