Of the minority that pirate content in the EU, 60% also buy from legal sources. Better affordability and choice could improve these figures..
  • LostCause@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I probably buy a lot more than the average person and I pirate more too. Companies won‘t see that though no matter how many studies, they just chase their next dollar—worse than a crack addict.

  • Yote.zip@pawb.socialEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My legal gaming library is absolutely massive, because I’m able to test games for free first to see if I like it. IMO making people wager $70 that they’ll enjoy a game based on doctored trailers shouldn’t be legal. Same thing with music. Imagine not being able to listen to an album before buying it.

    • SaltySalamander@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Same here. There are quite a few games I would have never purchased had I not been able to pirate it first. Piracy acts as a demo of sorts for me. If I actually like the game, I almost always buy it.

  • art@lemmy.mlEnglish
    01·
    1 year ago

    I pay legally for:

    • YouTube Premium
    • Peacock
    • Max
    • Spotify
    • Global Comics

    I also have a monthly pass at a local theater chain and see new movies almost every week.

    BUT I torrent everything else. Sorry, Universal, I’m not going to pay $24 to rent Fast X.

    • kernelPanic@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Why for spotify and youtube? These are big monopolies that already kill their competitors and make ppl resort to piracy in the first place