Researchers: movie studios sold more after Megaupload was shut down

Study examines sales in 12 countries from two studios before and after closure.

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[duncansil]

In other words:

People prefer not to pay for things when they don't have to. Details at 11:00 pm.

Actually people are quite willing to pay if they feel they are getting good value, and even more so if there is availability & variety.

It is the false scarceness of the media industry that drives 'piracy' more than anything else.

A self made boogeyman.

 

[duncansil]

Some advice to the media industry ...

Turn away from your paranoia regarding piracy and realize that there are tons of customers who want to give you money in exchange for an entertaining product AND good customer service. Appreciate the value of customer loyalty and developing a community instead of squeezing every last drop out of people and discarding them.