Re:Just Enough Piracy Can Be a Good Thing
by rubinelli on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @11:29AM
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Entertainment seems to be swinging back to being primarily a service business, after a relatively short period as a hit-driven product business. It's not uncommon to hear a fan talking about buying a product specifically to support the creator.
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Re:Just Enough Piracy Can Be a Good Thing
by wolfgke on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @11:40AM
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> It's not uncommon to hear a fan talking about buying a product specifically to support the creator.
A consideration: Could a reason for this also be that people do want to avoid that their money goes to "evil media companies" who will use this money to fight against them (think DRM, think anti-consumer legislation etc.)?
Re:Just Enough Piracy Can Be a Good Thing
by Silhouette on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @12:58PM
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It's not uncommon to hear a fan talking about buying a product specifically to support the creator.
And that sentiment is great, but while it's not unusual, it's certainly not the view that most people take. If even 10% of the people who like our stuff on social media and enjoy using the free versions actually paid even for the cheapest one-off purchase or shortest subscription to support the creators, I'd be writing to you from great hall of my palace right now.