"Legal Options Are a Better Way to Beat Piracy Than Enforcement"
A new article, published in the American University International Law Review, suggests that affordability and availability are the key drivers to decrease piracy. Focusing on the supply-side is more effective than enforcement options such as lawsuits, infringement notices, and website blocking, the researchers conclude.
[...] One recent article, published by University of Amsterdam researchers João Pedro Quintais and Joost Poort, suggests that affordability and availability are key drivers.
The researchers analyzed a wealth of data and conducted surveys among 35,000 respondents, in thirteen countries. What they found was that, between 2014 and 2017, self-reported piracy rates have dropped in all the European countries that were surveyed, except Germany.
In a 70-page paper, published in American University International Law Review, the researchers try to pinpoint the most likely explanation for this decline, starting with enforcement. [...] This article doesn't have space for a full review of all the literature, but the conclusion from the report's authors is clear. Enforcement is not the silver bullet that will stop piracy. [...] Instead, the researchers believe that other factors are likely responsible for the decline in piracy rates. Specifically, they point to affordability and availability of legal content.
The Decline of Online Piracy: How Markets – Not Enforcement – Drive Down Copyright Infringement (open, no DOI)
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Gaaark on Monday September 02 2019, @08:24PM
In the case of something like Battlestar Galactica: the whole series, the 'movies', etc, it is easier to torrent them from someone than to rip disc after disc after disc....
I have a legal set, but also what in Canada is(used to be called?) a 'fair use' copy in case my set gets lost/stolen/etc. Its just that the fair use copy is from someone else.
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