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A suppressed European Commission study found piracy to have negligible effect: https://juliareda.eu/2017/09/secret-copyright-infringement-study/ https://juliare
by MikeUt 6y ago
A suppressed European Commission study found piracy to have negligible effect: https://juliareda.eu/2017/09/secret-copyright-infringement-study/ https://juliareda.eu/2017/09/secret-copyright-infringement-s...
The study’s conclusion: With the exception of recently released blockbusters, there is no evidence to support the idea that online copyright infringement displaces sales. While this result is not unique, but consistent with previous studies, it begs the question:
Why did the Commission, after having spent a significant amount of money on it, choose not to publish this study for almost two years?
- indeedmug 6y agoThat study has to do with blockbuster movies and not purely digital goods. I am guess that things like ebooks and video games behave very differently. I heard of stories of AAA devs saying they can tell when a crack was released because their sales took a nose dive.
- MikeUt 6y ago> That study has to do with blockbuster movies It is not limited to them: "the study’s conclusion: With the exception of recently released blockbusters.."