Researchers say the illegal file-sharing spreads information about content that encourages some users to pay, when they might not otherwise have done so. Content owners won't be impressed, as the self evident fact is that piracy does drive significant revenue loss.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Does Movie Piracy Actually Increase Movie Revenues?
Does illegal file sharing of movie content actually increase movie box office revenues? One study suggests that might actually be true, though the magnitude of the revenue lift might be tough to determine.
Researchers say the illegal file-sharing spreads information about content that encourages some users to pay, when they might not otherwise have done so. Content owners won't be impressed, as the self evident fact is that piracy does drive significant revenue loss.
Researchers say the illegal file-sharing spreads information about content that encourages some users to pay, when they might not otherwise have done so. Content owners won't be impressed, as the self evident fact is that piracy does drive significant revenue loss.
Gary Kim has been a digital infra analyst and journalist for more than 30 years, covering the business impact of technology, pre- and post-internet. He sees a similar evolution coming with AI. General-purpose technologies do not come along very often, but when they do, they change life, economies and industries.
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