Movie Industry Buries Study Results That Pirates Buy More DVDs Than Average

The movie and music industry have been trying to portray file sharers as criminal pirates and parasites who steal billions of dollars from the industry in lost sales. In order to strengthen their argument, the MPAA and RIAA commissioned a number of studies that would investigate the negative effects pirates cause to their sales. Ironically, the studies proved the exact opposite, and they had to shut up about it while repeating their usual accusations.

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The whistle was blown by an unnamed GFK employee who told German website, Telepolis, a study conducted by GFK on behalf of the movie industry found that pirates typically download illegal copies of movies to try-before-they-buy. The study also found that pirates buy more legit DVDs than the average user and they visit the movie theater more, especially for opening weekend releases which typically cost more to attend.

The study concluded that movie pirates are more interested in movies and that they spend more money on movies than most people, making them the industry’s best customers.

Unfortunately, the unnamed client who commissioned the study decided against it getting published. Not very surprisingly, the reason given for canning the study was that its findings are “unpleasant.”

It is worth noting that an unrelated independent research conducted earlier this year has found that anime piracy and streaming in Japan increased DVD sales.

Source:http://www.megagames.com/news/movie-...e-dvds-average

Than average what?

human being?

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Than average what?

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If you read the article you'd know the answer to that

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Than average what?

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If you read the article you'd know the answer to that

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I did read the article. Still begs to question why the journalist blogger didn't finish the comparison.

What's there to finish? It's more of a statement than a comparison due to the anonymous source and I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to find figures to add to this.
I felt this would be interesting for people to read and I even left a link to the source article so people won't think I'm trying to claim I wrote this.
Picking apart this post won't change the statements given and I feel most people will get the general point.

What needs to be done is a unbiased, professional study. Not some pirate claiming because he bought 1 film of iTunes last week means that all pirates do it.

One fact is; If I steal someone's intellectual property via network like Usenet, I'm not in any way contributing to a sale. Stealing is still stealing no matter how you twist it.

One tax I would be willing to pay is a piracy tax. Sometimes I feel for those indie ass holes trying to make it big.

What needs to be done is a unbiased, professional study. Not some pirate claiming because he bought 1 film of iTunes last week means that all pirates do it.

One fact is; If I steal someone's intellectual property via network like Usenet, I'm not in any way contributing to a sale. Stealing is still stealing no matter how you twist it.

One tax I would be willing to pay is a piracy tax. Sometimes I feel for those indie ass holes trying to make it big.

IF the source is true then all good because GFK is a large market research company and Telepolis seems to be a German news and comparison site.
I felt I could relate to this article some what as I do buy almost everything I play/watch and really enjoy. I'm also not here to say piracy is OK and I'm not going to go on about possible legal and moral grounds on that subject.

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IF the source is true then all good because GFK is a large market research company and Telepolis seems to be a German news and comparison site.
I felt I could relate to this article some what as I do buy almost everything I play/watch and really enjoy. I'm also not here to say piracy is OK and I'm not going to go on about possible legal and moral grounds on that subject.

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Obviously I haven't read any of the above. However, I'd just like to angle in the real issue here. That being, why are you such a stupid cunt, mate?

Take your time. I wouldn't want you rush into anything.

"That being, why are you such a stupid cunt, mate?"

What? fuck you

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"That being, why are you such a stupid cunt, mate?"

What? fuck you

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That doesn't answer my very pertinent question.

How does copy and pasting an article I thought people would want to read then standing up for myself make me have low intelligence?

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The C&P thing was doomed from the start. Thinking people would want to read it makes you doubly stupid.

Thinking that you're standing up for yourself permutates the aforementioned into fractal idiocy.

How do you know people won't want to read it? I'm happy for people to give there own opinions but not everyone has the same opinion as yourself

I know because this is the lounge. You don't know cos you're completely out of your depth.

Once again, you're a stupid cunt, mate.

Out of my depth for what? I didn't write the article as stated in the article so how am I stupid?

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They did a study on it.Lesser minds tried to suppress it but in the end the truth won out.

The real cunt is the one that flames on someone thats trying to share info he has found.
I do think there's a truth in this story, since allot of users "try before they buy".
And its also true that the ones downloading movies, mostly like movies more then the average user.. and there for wants to buy the movie he really likes.
Instead of an average user borrowing or renting this movie since he/she is no movie/game fanatic.

All with all, thats kinda my opinion dunno about the rest of ya'l but keep it nice and try to understand it before u comment..
He didnt wrote the topic himself but just shared this info from the source.

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Out of my depth for what? I didn't write the article as stated in the article so how am I stupid?

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You are stupid cos long before you came here your mum was an internets cock-sucking meme.

Now you're just some underdeveloped fellow whose mum didn't tell him not to come to this forum. I pity you.

In the end your all a bunch of fags for pickng on duke, he tried to share some info and if u dont wanna read it then dont.. noone is forcing u.
And talking about this is a lounge.. wtf u do in a lounge u talk right? and share info.. so stop being a cunt urself before u flame ppl.

I do enjoyed the topic and know there's a truth in there.

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In the end your all a bunch of fags for pickng on duke, he tried to share some info and if u dont wanna read it then dont.. noone is forcing u.
And talking about this is a lounge.. wtf u do in a lounge u talk right? and share info.. so stop being a cunt urself before u flame ppl.

I do enjoyed the topic and know there's a truth in there.

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Yeah, but you're a stupid cunt too. Hence you don't count.

"You are stupid cos long before you came here your mum was an internets cock-sucking meme.

Now you're just some underdeveloped fellow whose mum didn't tell him not to come to this forum. I pity you. "

So you've lost your pathetic attempt at an argument after realising you are wrong and have a personal attack at me? Who is the stupid cunt now 'cos it certainly isn't me and ANY reply after this will be hateful and will only prove my point.

The internet has a word for hateful people like you 'Troll'

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"You are stupid cos long before you came here your mum was an internets cock-sucking meme.

Now you're just some underdeveloped fellow whose mum didn't tell him not to come to this forum. I pity you. "

So you've lost your pathetic attempt at an argument after realising you are wrong and have a personal attack at me? Who is the stupid cunt now 'cos it certainly isn't me and ANY reply after this will be hateful and will only prove my point.

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What argument? This is moot.

You are stupid. The very fact that you're responding to me confirms that.

Why did you post this in the lounge?

U basically lost any right to moral superiority when you sunk to homophobic slurs.
Want to call me a kike or a jigaboo while you're at it?

If i might correct u, u are the result of a misserable 3 minutes of pleasure from ur mom..
This doesnt give u the right to flame at others.

All he is doin is defending his case, cus in the end you guys just didnt understand the topic..
Or ur opinion is not strong enough to give ur own, instead of saying there's been study's like this.. (so what)
There's been study's and results change.. try to get ur own point of view.

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U basically lost any right to moral superiority when you sunk to homophobic slurs.
Want to call me a kike or a jigaboo while you're at it?

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Your mum sinks to homophobic slurs. Internets fact.

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If i might correct u, u are the result of a misserable 3 minutes of pleasure from ur mom..
This doesnt give u the right to flame at others.

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I can flame anybody I fucking like. Just fucking watch me, dick.

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If i might correct u, u are the result of a misserable 3 minutes of pleasure from ur mom..
This doesnt give u the right to flame at others.

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I can flame anybody I fucking like. Just fucking watch me, dick.

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You can, and by doin this u confirmed my first made statement about you.. thank you for this ;)

I'm watching,too.

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I can flame anybody I fucking like. Just fucking watch me, dick.

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Why would you want to be hateful to other people?

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I can flame anybody I fucking like. Just fucking watch me, dick.

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I knew you were a flamer. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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I'm watching,too.

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All mongs can really do is watch. So watch well, you fucking remedial.

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I can flame anybody I fucking like. Just fucking watch me, dick.

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Why would you want to be hateful to other people?

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Cus he has no life, is a troll and also looks like one.

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I can flame anybody I fucking like. Just fucking watch me, dick.

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Why would you want to be hateful to other people?

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It's not hateful if the recipient is a complete trifle like yourself.

Hate is hate regardless of you superiority complex

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I knew you were a flamer. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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Flaming isnt wrong in the correct situation, not when u just dont know what to say and randomly start attacking ppl.

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It's not hateful if the recipient is a complete trifle like yourself.

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You really gotta put that mirror away dude.

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Cus he has no life, is a troll and also looks like one.

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I'm not a troll. I've been here for like 9 years or something. I live here. If I was a troll I would've been banned by now, don't you think?

It's not my fault that you're both stupid cunts.

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If hating monkeys like you is hating then I fucking love it. So it's more of a loving thing, innit.