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http://www.pcgamer.com/eu-commission-report-doesnt-find-a-link-between-piracy-and-sales/
A 307 page study on the effects of piracy has concluded that it has no impact on sales of video games, ebooks and music.
Effectively it is saying that the people who pirate games would not be buying the game legitimately if piracy was not available.
They do provide a caveat in that newly released movies are suffering the effects of piracy. My opinion on this is that the cinema experience is not what it used to be.
Cinemas are overpriced, from the cost of a ticket to the cost of popcorn. On top of that the prevalence of big screen 4k TVs makes the experience of in home entertainment far superior to that of a cinema when you have to consider that the cinema must be shared with other people that will be throwing popcorn about, using mobile phones and chatting throughout the movie.
If I could watch the new Star Wars movie on my 4k TV, in the comfort of my own home, with only my family around me then I would gladly pay a PPV subscription for it.
A 307 page study on the effects of piracy has concluded that it has no impact on sales of video games, ebooks and music.
Effectively it is saying that the people who pirate games would not be buying the game legitimately if piracy was not available.
They do provide a caveat in that newly released movies are suffering the effects of piracy. My opinion on this is that the cinema experience is not what it used to be.
Cinemas are overpriced, from the cost of a ticket to the cost of popcorn. On top of that the prevalence of big screen 4k TVs makes the experience of in home entertainment far superior to that of a cinema when you have to consider that the cinema must be shared with other people that will be throwing popcorn about, using mobile phones and chatting throughout the movie.
If I could watch the new Star Wars movie on my 4k TV, in the comfort of my own home, with only my family around me then I would gladly pay a PPV subscription for it.