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...to push the narrative that piracy is evil and they need to take more measures against it.
by hedgewitch 5y ago
...to push the narrative that piracy is evil and they need to take more measures against it.
- cortesoft 5y agoRight, but if rights holders learn that piracy doesn’t effect their bottom line, why would they care?
- hedgewitch 5y agoWhy do any rightsholders care about anything? Because it's about risk management and looking like they're actively protecting their IPs.
- slothtrop 5y agoThey still don't like that people can pirate, whether or not in impacts their bottom line. Also because they're so vigilant about protect their IP, that's kind of an extension of the behavior
- rg111 5y agoThey would care forbtwo reasons: 1. Their shareholders would be happy. And the CEO will get attaboys from board members. Taking a tough stance on Piracy costs a CEO nothing. Anecdotes matter little, but I have seen in many cases, when gaming companies adopted new DRMs, people actually bought their shares. And not dumb people, too. 2. There are some assholes who don't want poor people having their things. Some do it for the image purpose. Think of Apple hardware. Older models can easily be sold at a much lower price. Save some very old iPhone SEs, they don't do that. If every Tom, Dick, and Harry owns something, it dilutes a product's value to many people. People want to own rare and exotic things.
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