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Movie Studios Fear a Piracy Surge From Google Fiber

posted by n1 on Friday January 02 2015, @05:05AM   
from the corporate-fear-of-change dept.

Bill Dimm writes with an article from TorrentFreak:

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.

• Re:Why I Don't Pirate Movies Re:Why I Don't Pirate Movies (Score: 2) by meisterister on Friday January 02 2015, @06:13PM

  by meisterister (949) on Friday January 02 2015, @06:13PM (#131052) Journal

  I don't pirate movies for two reasons:

  1. There's nothing worthwhile to pirate.
  2. I still have a VCR and movies on VHS are insanely cheap (I got the Star Wars trilogy as a boxed set for $2)

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• Re:Why I Don't Pirate Movies (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 02 2015, @09:35PM

  by Anonymous Coward on Friday January 02 2015, @09:35PM (#131082)

  Yes, there's nothing quite like losing almost a quarter of the screen and not being able to see much detail to make a movie look stunning.

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