Re:Just Enough Piracy Can Be a Good Thing
by ddingus on Tuesday August 27, 2019 @12:44PM
(#20811691)
Given an IP strong environment, promotion via piracy, either by blatant give away, "free", or by tolerating some piracy can be high value when compared with the cost of promoters.
A few examples:
Official torrent with tip jar, purchase here info included. One could host this torrent too.
Download here page with ads and opportunity to buy, pay what one wants to pay.
Pay for copy, or stream it anytime from our nice server...
Social media, coupled with variations on the above can get word out quickly.
These things, and the many variations on them possible, are of least advantage to the big players, and can be a serious advantage for new, small, up and coming players.
Piracy does not eliminate any sales opportunities. And it can often garner attention where buying that attention can be otherwise costly.
A few examples:
Official torrent with tip jar, purchase here info included. One could host this torrent too.
Download here page with ads and opportunity to buy, pay what one wants to pay.
Pay for copy, or stream it anytime from our nice server...
Social media, coupled with variations on the above can get word out quickly.
These things, and the many variations on them possible, are of least advantage to the big players, and can be a serious advantage for new, small, up and coming players.
Piracy does not eliminate any sales opportunities. And it can often garner attention where buying that attention can be otherwise costly.
Being relevant opens a lot of potential doors.