Illegal Film Downloading Up 33% In the UK 259
moderators_are_w*nke writes "The BBC have picked up a report from 'internet intelligence' company Envisional showing illegal film downloading is up 33% in the UK since 2006. The solution is apparently for content providers to 'compete with piracy and get their content out there themselves as easily and as quickly and as cheaply as possible.'"
Consider the source. (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Will never happen. (Score:5, Informative)
Steam may be DRM, but they're incredibly smart in that they've made getting and playing content easier than BitTorrent and cracking. Time and time again, people have pointed out that this is the only way to compete with copyright violation, and the success of Steam is proof in the pudding.
Re:Shocker? (Score:5, Informative)
Lets just say that a baker has 13 loaves of bread, and I steal one.
The baker now has only a conventional dozen, and will be angry because of that, as he is now only able to sell 12, not the original 13. Loss in potential profits of about 8%.
Imagine the bread is digital, and I copy one of those loaves.
The baker still has 13 loaves, and can still sell them. Repeatedly. His anger is now because his marketplace has diminished by one. Loss in potential profits of 0.000000001%
It is still wrong, from the baker's perspective, but it's less damaging.
Re:No, no, no! (Score:5, Informative)
Yup, there's been a marked decline in the amount of money Hollywood is making over the last decade and a half. They're really hurting now. Oh wait, no there hasn't: http://www.the-numbers.com/market/ [the-numbers.com].