"it seems that releasing the movie early had little or no effect on the amount of money it brought in,"
Where do you draw the line though? Even if it had a.0000001% change you are still: 1)Taking something that is not yours and 2)Distributing it which will take even more money away from the studio. Do you say that stealing 20 dollars is not bad because the company is worth billions. What if it is a start-up company and you steal the companies big money maker 1,000 dollar software? That 1,000 dollars should be in the hands of the people who enginereed the software, not you....
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"it seems that releasing the movie early had little or no effect on the amount of money it brought in," Where do you draw the line though? Even if it had a .0000001% change you are still: 1)Taking something that is not yours and 2)Distributing it which will take even more money away from the studio. Do you say that stealing 20 dollars is not bad because the company is worth billions. What if it is a start-up company and you steal the companies big money maker 1,000 dollar software? That 1,000 dollars should be in the hands of the people who enginereed the software, not you....