Comments on: Copycats? Digital consumers in the online age. http://www.trefor.net/2009/06/01/copycats-digital-consumers-in-the-online-age/ Insider comments from the world of communications Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:06:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=5776 By: 4 percent say they would choose a legal music site over a pirate one | trefor.net http://www.trefor.net/2009/06/01/copycats-digital-consumers-in-the-online-age/comment-page-1/#comment-575 4 percent say they would choose a legal music site over a pirate one | trefor.net Tue, 16 Jun 2009 12:26:46 +0000 http://www.trefor.net/?p=1153#comment-575 [...] legal ways for consumers to easily access music online.  7  million consumers can’t be criminals.  We7 is doing a great job pioneering this so thanks goes to Steve Purdham, and his [...] [...] legal ways for consumers to easily access music online.  7  million consumers can’t be criminals.  We7 is doing a great job pioneering this so thanks goes to Steve Purdham, and his [...]

]]> By: cyberdoyle http://www.trefor.net/2009/06/01/copycats-digital-consumers-in-the-online-age/comment-page-1/#comment-537 cyberdoyle Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:03:33 +0000 http://www.trefor.net/?p=1153#comment-537 there is no solution to the problem, it is time for the media industries to get real and change their methods of delivery. Provide free content tasters and then allow people to pay a reasonable charge for top quality products. Far too difficult to buy, easy to pirate. Risks of pirating are immense, apart from the fact it is illegal it nearly always craps out the computer doing it. Quality is not as good. A recent survey showed that the amateur pirates are also the top purchasers, which indicates that if they like it then they buy a proper copy. I don't think this is something government or ISPs can sort out, the market has to deal with it itself, by change and innovation. there is no solution to the problem, it is time for the media industries to get real and change their methods of delivery. Provide free content tasters and then allow people to pay a reasonable charge for top quality products. Far too difficult to buy, easy to pirate. Risks of pirating are immense, apart from the fact it is illegal it nearly always craps out the computer doing it. Quality is not as good. A recent survey showed that the amateur pirates are also the top purchasers, which indicates that if they like it then they buy a proper copy. I don’t think this is something government or ISPs can sort out, the market has to deal with it itself, by change and innovation.

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