Browny
Smash Hater
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So today on the news there was a story here (Australia) about internet piracy. The journalist threw out the statistic that piracy costs the movie/music industry $6.1 billion per year.
However upon hearing this I instantly thought of something... Why don't we look at that from another angle?
The $6.1 billion that is 'lost' hasn't disappeared forever, its simply gone somewhere else. If we consider a country like Australia, every $1 that we dont send to USA will likely be re-invested back into this country. I can honestly say that every $ I haven't spent on movies or music, is $1 that I have spent in this country. With the money people save, this would overall support every single other aspect of the economy. Things like car manufacturers, tourism, restaurants. All positive things for the economy.
Of course paying for music and movies is positive too, except what proportion of those funds are returned to the public? It all goes to the golden coffers of people and stakeholders so rich, they couldnt spend the money if they tried. instead of 1,000 people spending $50 on a restaurant to support this business over a year, the people who take the lions share of profits through movies and music spend that same $500,000 on something which does not actually give $500,000 back. Something like a lambourghini. I believe in this country, it actually BENEFITS australia, to pirate music and movies. To USA it does too, but to a lesser extent. Of course not everyone can think this way or the industry wouldnt exist. But of course, thats what cinema and live shows are for. Its quite clear that without recorded music or DVD's, production companies would still make an absolute fortune. The real losers are the smaller groups who obviously cant simply use their non-existant popularity to make money.
Whilst I normally never care what anyone from those industries says against piracy, this just stuck out to me today.
Am I on the right track here? Is what I'm saying obvious? I just thought it made so much sense, I wan't to know what others think about it.
So today on the news there was a story here (Australia) about internet piracy. The journalist threw out the statistic that piracy costs the movie/music industry $6.1 billion per year.
However upon hearing this I instantly thought of something... Why don't we look at that from another angle?
The $6.1 billion that is 'lost' hasn't disappeared forever, its simply gone somewhere else. If we consider a country like Australia, every $1 that we dont send to USA will likely be re-invested back into this country. I can honestly say that every $ I haven't spent on movies or music, is $1 that I have spent in this country. With the money people save, this would overall support every single other aspect of the economy. Things like car manufacturers, tourism, restaurants. All positive things for the economy.
Of course paying for music and movies is positive too, except what proportion of those funds are returned to the public? It all goes to the golden coffers of people and stakeholders so rich, they couldnt spend the money if they tried. instead of 1,000 people spending $50 on a restaurant to support this business over a year, the people who take the lions share of profits through movies and music spend that same $500,000 on something which does not actually give $500,000 back. Something like a lambourghini. I believe in this country, it actually BENEFITS australia, to pirate music and movies. To USA it does too, but to a lesser extent. Of course not everyone can think this way or the industry wouldnt exist. But of course, thats what cinema and live shows are for. Its quite clear that without recorded music or DVD's, production companies would still make an absolute fortune. The real losers are the smaller groups who obviously cant simply use their non-existant popularity to make money.
Whilst I normally never care what anyone from those industries says against piracy, this just stuck out to me today.
Am I on the right track here? Is what I'm saying obvious? I just thought it made so much sense, I wan't to know what others think about it.