Interesting article on the benefits of piracy to content producers. In particular, I found this quote noteworthy:
An even more interesting thing has started to happen: unofficial, but sanctioned television show leaks on BitTorrent. Broadcasters aren’t posting their shows directly on PirateBay yet, but they are talking informally and giving copies of shows to a friend of a friend who is unaffiliated with the company to make a torrent. Why? Well, it’s partially an experiment, but the hope is that distribution of content this way will lead to new viewers who wouldn’t have been reached through traditional marketing means. Early signs indicate that these experiments are working.
Is it possible the tv networks actually have a clue compared to the music and movie industries?
On a related note, it looks like Canada may try to follow the US down the road to moronically restrictive copyright law. The last attempt to do this failed and hopefully this one will too.
