The people who watch a ripped movie NEVER see the annoying copyright messages and corporate logos that the DVD player software refuses to skip.
Buy your DVD player in Hong Kong. You can get one that's region free, and will allow you to skip FBI warnings and bollocks like that. What I don't understand is why there are still FBI warnings on region 2 and 4 DVDs. It's not like the FBI has any jurisdiction in Australia or Europe. Were they going to buy it anyway, or not? Who, really, knows?
Occams Razor? The simplest explanation with the fewest assumptions is; people pirate because there is no compelling reason to buy.So no. They would not have bought it anyway.