Conclusion
The TV/film industries are profitable to the global economy and protecting their intellectual property is important to innovation and growth. Notwithstanding, evidence from this study suggests that a third of the population admits to pirating TV/films and a fifth of the population believes that piracy does no harm to society. This indicates that a message that challenges attitudes could be an important intervention in combatting piracy. Our results show that pro-social, educational messages tend to be an ineffective intervention in reducing piracy intentions. This may be caused by the survey delivery method of the message in this study and more research is needed to test the effect of more engaging educational messages on piracy attitudes and behaviors.
This study suggests that the group who pirate the most frequently (men with favorable attitudes towards piracy) is also the group who react the most negatively to threatening messages, suggesting the presence of psychological reactance. The message that caused the most reactance (Crimestoppers) in this group was the most detailed in terms of technical risks. The authors speculate that the level of detail induces reactanceas there is more information to disagree withpriming confirmation bias. More research is needed to test nuances in risk messages and to compare whether the level of threat or the level of detail influences reactance in men with favorable attitudes towards piracy. The results of this research indicate that by targeting threatening anti-piracy messages, particularly the Graduated Response message, carefully at women, they may be effective in decreasing overall piracy.
Anti-piracy messages can cause people to pirate more rather than less, with gender differences. One threatening message influences women to reduce their piracy intentions by over 50% and men to increase it by 18%, finds a new study.
It's my view that the best anti-piracy measure is to make buying and using the product legally as frictionless as possible.
It's my view that the best anti-piracy measure is to make buying and using the product legally as frictionless as possible.
You say that men with favorable attitudes towards piracy are the same group that pirates most frequently? Glad we took the time to study this
You wouldn't steal a car
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb7N-JtQWGI
that is not what the study foundThis study is based on previous research which it directly builds off of. It's referenced in a bolded and underlined segment that you posted.
This study is based on previous research which it directly builds off of. It's referenced in a bolded and underlined segment that you posted.
no the info you claimed was known before the studyWhat do you think "based on previous research" means
the study conclusion is about reacting to messages
Do people even pirate movies any more? I just assumed it went away when people stopped wanting to own DVDs and we all switched to streaming.I don't, but there are some movies that are hard to find on steaming services.
Like, I've bought perhaps 10-15 movies in my life, but the last of those was more than 15 years ago.
I generally don't pirate, mor do I have anything against people who do but the people who pirate also tend to act as paying consumers and expect their wants for the content they are buying to be met as well as expect the content to continue to be made.
That doesn't always end up panning out.
Do people even pirate movies any more? I just assumed it went away when people stopped wanting to own DVDs and we all switched to streaming.
Like, I've bought perhaps 10-15 movies in my life, but the last of those was more than 15 years ago.
Wasnt there already studies like more than a decade ago showing piracy doesnt negatively impact profit and in a lot of cases increases it as wellMakes sense to me.
Do people even pirate movies any more? I just assumed it went away when people stopped wanting to own DVDs and we all switched to streaming.Pirating these days isnt going to sketchy torrent sites and trying to pick the one legit torrent out of the 30 fake ones. You just open your browser or switch your hdmi to your $30 android stick and go to 123watchnetlixhbofreemax.com watch whatever you want in 1080p with no ad interruptions.
Like, I've bought perhaps 10-15 movies in my life, but the last of those was more than 15 years ago.
I don't, but there are some movies that are hard to find on steaming services.
There are plenty of illegal streaming sites out there.
Pirating these days isnt going to sketchy torrent sites and trying to pick the one legit torrent out of the 30 fake ones.
I see. In my day piracy meant getting a CD/VHS/DVD of the latest album or movie