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Speaking as an Australian, the anecdotal effects I see as contributing to high piracy rates are: * Online content is more expensive in Australia. This isn't du
by ekimekim 9y ago
Speaking as an Australian, the anecdotal effects I see as contributing to high piracy rates are:
* Online content is more expensive in Australia. This isn't due to taxes or anything, Australians just get charged more for the same products.[1]
* Content is very often not available legally in Australia by any means, or is delayed for months or years from the US release.
* (this one may be old, and is certainly actively changing) Poor internet speeds and data caps make streaming services not a viable option, whereas a download can be left running overnight so the final result can be stored and watched many times.
[1] http://www.news.com.au/technology/australian-government-releases-its-report-into-it-pricing/news-story/d94bc5968b2dd690b2070cac903c3e58 http://www.news.com.au/technology/australian-government-rele...
- sqeaky 9y agoI think you have some causes and effect swapped. I suspect people pirate because some things aren't available in your area not the other way around. There are tons of cases where video game companies do things like release a Russian translation on day 1 and for every other game from that studio it came two weeks later, then for that one title Russian piracy is almost non-existent.
- rdtsc 9y agoThanks, that does explain it.