[讨论]og11黄皮 cr 43

43 Which of the following best completes the passage below?

(D)         the total market value of all illegal copies is low in comparison to the total revenue of the computer industry

(E)          the number of programs that are frequently copied illegally is low in comparison to the number of programs available for sale

Reasoning : Why would the loss to the industry be said to be small? The industry^'s loss due to illegal copying of programs must be evaluated in terms of the sales lost; the actual loss to the industry is directly related to the legitimate sales opportunities that have been lost. Would the people illegally copying the programs buy them if they could not otherwise obtain them? If it were true that most of them have
                        no serious interest in the programs, they would be unlikely to purchase them. In this case, few sales would be lost and the loss to the industry could be considered small.

B Correct. This statement properly identifies the fact that if the illegal copiers were unlikely to purchase the same programs, then the industry has not lost potential sales.

有好心人可以帮助分析一下吗？为什么被抄袭的损失应该以销售机会的数量来衡量，如果抄袭者不购买的话对销售机会有什么影响？抄袭者既然已经抄袭了为什么还要购买呢？