Online Piracy Can Boost Box Office Revenue, Study Suggests

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Comment by netsharc 2 days ago

But American comedy movies are shit nowadays, it's just a bunch of comedians and Will Ferrell doing one-liners. Might as well add pause for laughter like the Big Bang Theory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKS3MGriZcs

As for drama, I'd like to watch Sentimental Value, but I imagine my eyes will be wet in many scenes, I'd rather do that at home than in a theater.

Comment by skeptrune 2 days ago

I'm surprised that the argument here about piracy increasing box office demand instead of IP value.

Comment by chasing0entropy 2 days ago

These articles always surface before eff announces something major...

Comment by mac-attack 1 day ago

Feels analogous to 'Cigarette company announced cigarettes can be healthy under these specific instances'

Comment by LocalH 1 day ago

Piracy brings more benefits to the world than cigarettes ever could.

One example is preservation. The best-preserved vintage media of today is that which was most widely pirated during its commercial lifetime.