‘Just Enough’ Piracy Can Be a Good Thing
It’s become costlier for retailers and manufacturers to combat piracy in the digital age. But in moderation, it’s not all bad.
This spring, HBO’s television series Game of Thrones concluded after eight seasons. Throughout its tenure, the show was incredibly popular while also earning the dubious distinction of the most pirated television program. The severity of piracy is duly illustrated by the show’s season four finale, which, within 12 hours of its original broadcast in June 2014, was illegally downloaded 1.5 million times, amounting to 2 petabytes transferred in just half a day. While an upsurge in piracy around the time ...
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