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If losing some small portion of their tens of billions to piracy actually helps hundreds of smaller producers to somewhat level the grossly inequitable playing
by mandmandam 4y ago
If losing some small portion of their tens of billions to piracy actually helps hundreds of smaller producers to somewhat level the grossly inequitable playing field, then I think the title is fair.
If hundreds or thousands of smaller businesses are allowed to flourish or even survive, thanks to the higher sales due to piracy leveling the playing field a bit, then it would be kinda wild to suggest that "piracy harms sales", as if only Disney matters.
Btw, 10 out of those top 10 films you cite for 2019 were sequels or remakes. All of them came from huge established megacorps - 7 Disney, 2 Sony, 1 WB. My sympathy for them could dance on the head of a pin.
- tqi 4y agoWhile I also DGAF about disney/sony/wb bottom line, my point is that "Piracy Doesn’t Harm Sales except for companies I don't care about" is not the same as "Piracy Doesn’t Harm Sales."
- mandmandam 4y agoHow about "Piracy Doesn't Harm Sales Overall, But It Does Level the Playing Field and Make Disney Slightly Less Ridiculously Wealthy and Powerful." A bit wordy, I think.
- dmbche 4y agoAfter reading the article, isn't it simply that there is no statistically relevent evidence that piracy harms sale in this study?