Software piracy 'seen as normal'
Campaigns to persuade people to stop downloading pirated games or software from the internet are not working, a report suggests.
Two UK university researchers found that people did not see downloading copyrighted material as theft. The findings are unwelcome news for the games industry, which says it loses more than £2bn annually from piracy. The results of the government-funded study were previewed at a games conference in London.
The report, called Fake Nation, is due to be formally presented next week by Dr Jo Bryce of the University of Central Lancashire and Dr Jason Rutter of the University of Manchester.
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1 Comments:
Rather than debating morality and conflicting definitions of theft (it isn't as black and white as people think) or so easily vilifying downloaders, it would be refreshing if vertically integrated corporations took some personal responsibility for their own role in the economic downturn which has befallen them.
As various ancillary revenue streams cannibalize one another, corporations should actually listen to their consumers to understand how and when they want to access content.
Peer-to-peer downloading is here, so rather than suing people it would be great if they developed an iTunes model for movies, television, software, etc.
Consumers are willing to pay, we just prefer not to be condescended to by a bunch of over paid suits and whining millionaires who are screaming poverty.
Manufacturing jobs are not going overseas because of downloading. Customer service jobs are not going overseas because of downloading.
Get our heads out of your asses and find a way to make money in P2P and then maybe you'll have more loyal consumers rather than pissed of defendents.
That's my rant.
Cheers.
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