While the music and movie industry claim that the internet piracy is causing them trouble due to the unauthorized sharing , but on the other side found that the overall effect of internet piracy is actually a positive one.
RIETI has conducted a study base on the effects of YouTube and the popular P2P-network Winny on the DVD sales and rental on the Japanese Anime. The result is estimate of 105 anime was show in YouTube does not negatively affect DVD rentals , but surprisingly it appears to help to raise the DVD sales. Although Winny file sharing have negatively affecting the DVD rentals but it does not show effect on DVD sales.
RIETI has conducted a study base on the effects of YouTube and the popular P2P-network Winny on the DVD sales and rental on the Japanese Anime. The result is estimate of 105 anime was show in YouTube does not negatively affect DVD rentals , but surprisingly it appears to help to raise the DVD sales. Although Winny file sharing have negatively affecting the DVD rentals but it does not show effect on DVD sales.
The result of the Japanese Research confirm that piracy does not always cause the decreasement in sales. This goes the same for music piracy and book piracy.
One point of critique based on the conclusions of the study, is that the observed relation only appears to be correlational. this may mean that the results could in part be influenced by significant third variables such as significant third variables such as promotion and overall popularity. It is still cannot be confirm that whether this report will be taken into account since this report is only available in Japanese.
Reference :
TorrentFreak - Internet Piracy Boosts Anime Sales, Study Concludes [Online], Retrieved 9 February 2011
Based on this article, do you agree with the study report? Why ?
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