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 nyder on Friday January 02 2015, @05:43PM
Face it, the MPAA is the Chicken Little https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henny_Penny [wikipedia.org] of today. Replace "the sky is falling" with "will lead to more piracy".
Reminds me of how everyone said legalizing marijuana would lead to more crimes, and yes, the opposite has happened.
I refuse to support them in everything possible.