Study finds pirates 10 times more likely to buy music
guardian.co.uk
Study finds pirates 10 times more likely to buy music
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#3This isn't really news. There have been reports like this since Napster. The Recording Industry ignores them and the media soon forgets.
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#4Damn, I thought they were talking about 'real pirates'. Arrrr, matey...
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#6This isn't really news. There have been reports like this since Napster. The Recording Industry ignores them and the media soon forgets.
I thought it was news because every time someone posts about The Pirate Bay, etc, and someone says, "Piracy increases sales of most media," someone always comes back (it happened with the last major TPB thread on HN) with, "But no study has ever shown that!"
Even though there are quite a few of them, and this recent one.
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#7Study finds hardcore music fans 10 times more likely to pirate music.
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#8> Researchers found that those who downloaded "free" music – whether from lawful or seedy sources – were also 10 times more likely to pay for music.
So if you download the iTunes free track of the week, you're 10 times more likely to pay for music.
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#9This isn't really news. There have been reports like this since Napster. The Recording Industry ignores them and the media soon forgets.
I thought it was news because every time someone posts about The Pirate Bay, etc, and someone says, "Piracy increases sales of most media," someone always comes back (it happened with the last major TPB thread on HN) with, "But no study has ever shown that!" Even though there are quite a few of them, and this recent one.
I didn't say "But no study has ever shown that!" but did ask "Has any study ever shown that? I would like to know the answer (and am too lazy to Google it)."
I appreciate you posting this to Hacker News, answering the question (even if not specifically for my benefit). Thanks!
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I thought it was news because every time someone posts about The Pirate Bay, etc, and someone says, "Piracy increases sales of most media," someone always comes back (it happened with the last major TPB thread on HN) with, "But no study has ever shown that!" Even though there are quite a few of them, and this recent one.
I didn't say "But no study has ever shown that!" but did ask "Has any study ever shown that? I would like to know the answer (and am too lazy to Google it)." I appreciate you posting this to Hacker News, answering the question (even if not specifically for my benefit). Thanks!
Sorry for the exaggeration, but it wasn't just aimed at your comment. The idea that piracy can in many circumstances increases sales is opposed religiously by some (and not just those in the content industry), so those type of comments pop up over and over again that I was parodying. Wasn't trying to single you out. :-) I want to know the real evidence and answers as well, at least to the best ability we humans have to gather them.