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> We're just assuming that the audience using these sites is the exact same audience as the comparison? No, we are assuming they are highly correlated.
by aidenn0 3y ago
> We're just assuming that the audience using these sites is the exact same audience as the comparison?
No, we are assuming they are highly correlated.
- cantSpellSober 3y agoNo we aren't, the authors of the study argue that they are based on their data
- aidenn0 3y agoWhich is not at all surprising from my personal experience. It's not like people who use torrent sites live in a completely different world from those who don't. The argument that piracy drives box office sales would surprise me, except in a few cases (e.g. I would believe that some limited release movies might get exposure via piracy causing a wider release) that are more the exception than the rule.
- cantSpellSober 3y agoI agree, we aren't "assuming they are highly correlated," as you said. > The argument that piracy drives box office sales would surprise me Me too! It would be interesting if it did however; I can imagine a case where a user of an unlicensed site learned about a movie there and wanted to see it on the big screen. If you read the study they don't argue that however.
- aidenn0 3y agoI misinterpreted your comment that I first responded to as arguing that.