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http://www.vocaloidotaku.net/index.php?/topic/48822-data-on-pirated-vocaloids/page__p__1121754__hl__data__fromsearch__1&#entry1121754

Bare in mind that muti-vocal packages get a lot more downloads then single and this topic doesn't have every single instance of illegal recorded... Its results still show a damming issue.

If you add up all these numers listed here, you get a figure that is at least V2 success twice over. Some of the vocaloids that were popular for download likely had more illegal downloads then legal purchases.

this isn't the topic to discuss this really, butthis is a issue that concenrs Zero-G and PowerFX both. Ratio legal/illegal ratio of vocaloids is not balanced and the illegal downloads is much higher then sales. In the case of VY2 and Mayu, the number of illegal downloads if were sales would mean bothwere super successful. Until the ratio settles and more sales then torrents is happening, the illegal vocaloid side of the fandom can't say much. Once the balance changes in favor of sales and less torrents occur then the illegal version won't be so much of a concern. Currently while its so high the pirates have no leg to stand on as trhey are costing the fandom dearly.

This is not like a anime such as One Piece, Dragonball, etc, wherein you can support your fan interests in multiple ways, literally for some vocaloids the software is the only way they earn their profit.

This is also why V1 remakes are such gamble also. :-/