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Earlier this week we received a leaked presentation covering the results of a Google Fiber survey conducted on behalf of Warner Bros and Sony Pictures Entertainment. The research was conducted in 2012 and aimed to get a baseline of the piracy levels, so changes can be measured after the rollout.
[...] Drawing on an MPAA formula that counts all pirated views as losses the report notes that it may cost Hollywood over a billion dollars per year. That’s a rather impressive increase of 58% compared to current piracy levels. The research also finds a link between piracy and broadband speeds, which is another reason for Hollywood not to like Google’s Internet service.
[...] What’s most striking from the above approach is the way the studios frame Google Fiber as a piracy threat, instead of looking at the opportunities it offers.
(Score: 2) by CRCulver on Friday January 02 2015, @10:24AM
Do you release that for less than $2000, you can build a very immersive home theatre with HD projector and 7.1 surround sound? Once you've done that, going out to the cinema becomes significantly less attractive.
It has been years and years now since my youthful stints in retails, but I rememer customers who wanted to socialize being among the biggest annoyances of the job, and a source of frequent complaint for me and my coworkers. Generally staff would prefer you go in, ask what questions you have about the product, buy it (or not), and get out.