

Study also finds streaming music doesn't cannibalize traditional sales


I. Pirates Download More Legal Music


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II. No Evidence Piracy is killing Music



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They forget who needs who
By BifurcatedBoat on 3/20/2013 9:08:54 PM , Rating: 2
Content creators need content consumers. Content consumers don't really need the content creators. If someone doesn't listen to your song, doesn't play your game, watch your movie, read your book, they'll be just fine.

Usually, someone who wants to do things the legal way when they would have otherwise considered piracy is just going to opt to not consume the media at all.

On the surface, that might seem to be no different as far as the content creator is concerned, so who cares - let them go without since they wouldn't pay. But oftentimes, someone's experience with content leads to purchasing related content down the line. Sure, you'd prefer an upfront sale if possible, but I have long believed - and the results of this study seem to confirm - that piracy actually has a marginal beneficial effect rather than the opposite.

Now it might be different if they outright legalized it, and people didn't feel guilty about not paying. But I think on some level people do understand that purchases are what make the difference in terms of what types of media will continue to get produced, and do want to support artists and brands who are giving them things that they enjoy.

