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Movie Studios Fear a Piracy Surge From Google Fiber

posted by n1 on Friday January 02 2015, @05:05AM   Printer-friendly
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.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by CRCulver on Saturday January 03 2015, @09:29AM

    by CRCulver (4390) on Saturday January 03 2015, @09:29AM (#131267) Homepage

    They aren't that expensive.

    Yes, they are. When one watches a lot of films, the costs of watching them legitimately can rise into the hundreds or thousands of dollars. Meanwhile, torrents are free.

    Also you have to wait for your torrent to arrive

    With gigabit, even HD torrents arrive very quickly, within the time that one is, say, preparing some snacks for the film and rearranging chairs. Nowadays this is true even for less popular content like some obscure art films; there's always a couple of seeders around and the download is pratically instantaneous. The days of waiting in agony for torrent content are over.

    ...and you have to have the resources to store and serve it.

    Not everyone wants to save films after they've watched them, but even if they do, storage is cheaper than paying for content. As for serving it, a Raspberry Pi acting as a media center is $30.

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  • (Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday January 03 2015, @07:38PM

    by Tork (3914) Subscriber Badge on Saturday January 03 2015, @07:38PM (#131387)
    I watch a LOT of stuff and am not even breaking $50 a month.
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