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No we aren't, the authors of the study argue that they are based on their data
by cantSpellSober 3y ago
No 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.