Article: Research: Internet Piracy Doesn't Damage Music Industry

[torrentus]

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[duke0102]

They just can't face the fact that the majority of people who pirate something wouldn't buy even if unable to pirate.
Make something decent and people will buy, take the huge success of GTA V. I appreciate not music but the example is relevant as could have been pirated in the masses instead of bought.

[TheFoX]

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), in turn, called the European Commission study "erroneous and misleading", saying that "Internet pirates do not buy music, they just download it in large volumes and spread it all over the world. This behaviour damages sales." The representative of IFPI also added that a direct violation of copyright brings damage for the musicians and has absolutely no any positive impact on legal sales.

And on what basis can the IFPI make this statement? Did they conduct research that proved conclusively that the research was "erroneous and misleading", or did some big wig just quote that, without any research or valid data to back up that assumption.

I could make a statement such as, 'pirates are more likely to abuse hamsters than any other segment of society', but I would have no valid argument to back my claim, much as the IFPI have no valid argument for their own claim.

If someone has bothered to do research, should a bunch of pricks be able to rubbish that research, simply because they have 'BOSS!!!' tattooed on their forehead?

[duke0102]

That quote seemed odd to me as well TheFox, your statement is completely true but my thought is why is the porn industry commenting on the music industry anyway? The porn industry is well known for its plagiarism. I mean, c'mon, I highly doubt Marvel allowed all the porn spoof/parody spinoffs.

[megabyteme]

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)

Freud, duke, Freud...

[ulun64]

Just make it affordable!!!! Ppls will just buy it rather than pirate it.

[duke0102]

International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)

Freud, duke, Freud...

Haha, I'm so dense lmao

[torrentus]

I agree! Very funny research. I found it somewhere so decided to post it for you :-)

[TheFoX]

Piracy doesn't hurt the Music Industry. How do I know this? Simple...

If it was, the Music Industry would no longer exist, as piracy would have already wiped it out (or more to the point, those funding the industry would have moved to investing in something more lucrative that a piracy deprived income).

Going back to my younger days, if I liked a song on the radio, I would tape it, and built up quite a collection of songs taped off the radio (the 70's).

If I liked a film on TV, I would tape it to a VHS. In fact, piracy (or copying media from a distribution network such as radio or television) has been around for roughly half a century or more.

Copying is not a new thing, and is culturally part of our society. Who bothers to watch a program live any more, when we can tape it (or equivalent) and watch it at our leisure. In fact, in the US the film industry tried to get taping banned, but it was overthrown by a judge who said it would criminalise the entire population who had been taping for decades.

The simple fact that new acts appear all the time goes to show that the music industry is as healthy today as it was yesterday, or yesteryear.

As for piracy, there is no evidence that those who download content illegally would have actually gone out and bought the material in the first place, so there is no evidence of lost sales. Also, mediums such as iTunes are still going strong, showing that there is definitely a legal download mechanism in place, proving that piracy has little effect on the music industry (again, if there was a serious effect, Apple would have probably pulled the plug on a money losing venture).

So, to summarise, all the time they are making money, and not losing it, their industry is not being affected by so called piracy. When they actually start losing money, then they can start complaining.

Finally, as for piracy affecting artists, this is so much bollocks. Creativity and money have no connection whatsoever. Creativity is from the mind, and does not reflect on how much money you have. Some of the poorest people in the world can be some of the most creative. Money does not affect this. After all, regardless whether you are a millionaire or a pauper, if you have musical talent, you have musical talent.

I could write a symphony. Whether anyone published it or not is a different matter, but the art of creation cannot be affected by sales. On the flip side, sales can be affected by my symphony. If my symphony is crap, no one will buy it, but if it is a masterpiece, everyone will want some. This is what the industry is frightened of. Artists may decide not to publish their symphony, meaning the investors will lose out on doubling their money, while paying the artist a token amount for their hard work.

[IdolEyes787]

Piracy doesn't hurt the Music Industry. How do I know this? Simple...

If it was, the Music Industry would no longer exist, as piracy would have already wiped it out (or more to the point, those funding the industry would have moved to investing in something more lucrative that a piracy deprived income).

Replace "hurt" with " really effect" and I would agree.How do I know this you ask?
If I were to God willing punch you in the arm it would "hurt" but your arm would still continue to exist, if maybe only at a reduced capacity.

Also when I God willing punch you in the arm I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt and say that you won't cry.Similarly I think not everyone "hurt" by piracy is going to stand on a street corner and whine about it.