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posted by martyb on Monday September 02 2019, @07:08PM   Printer-friendly
from the dread-captain-obvious dept.

"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)


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 02 2019, @08:27PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 02 2019, @08:27PM (#888959)

    How is it so inconvenient? I mean I started using it on the PS4, if I had always been using a pc to watch movies maybe I would have just stuck with torrents. But it is pretty convenient with a huge selection.

  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by takyon on Monday September 02 2019, @10:35PM (1 child)

    by takyon (881) <reversethis-{gro ... s} {ta} {noykat}> on Monday September 02 2019, @10:35PM (#889007) Journal

    The Amazon selection, even with Prime, is not that great. And it's littered with rental/buy options, HBO/Netflix subscription needed, etc. There is a way to filter all that stuff out, but I have had trouble finding it on some platforms.

    So I end up just using Kodi + addons. Which can be a crapshoot, but will often work just fine, and has pretty much everything.

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    • (Score: 2) by Muad'Dave on Tuesday September 03 2019, @11:33AM

      by Muad'Dave (1413) on Tuesday September 03 2019, @11:33AM (#889164)

      Interesting. I use my Samsung TV's app to see Amazon Prime content, and it clearly shows what's included with prime and what's not by default.

  • (Score: 5, Informative) by legont on Monday September 02 2019, @11:33PM (2 children)

    by legont (4179) on Monday September 02 2019, @11:33PM (#889026)

    For the sake of the argument, I just tried it now. "Your web browser is missing a digital rights component."

     

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 03 2019, @09:52AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday September 03 2019, @09:52AM (#889153)

      For the sake of the argument, I just tried it now. "Your web browser is missing a digital rights component."

      DRM component is even available on Firefox in Debian.

      • (Score: 2) by https on Tuesday September 03 2019, @02:49PM

        by https (5248) on Tuesday September 03 2019, @02:49PM (#889197) Journal

        ...but you disable it immediately upon learning its impact on your and other people's rights.

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