Back in October, Napster co-creator and investor Sean Parker argued that in order to accept Spotify as a business model, you first must accept that “the war on piracy is failure." According to a new Danish study, which echoes his sentiments, 7 out 10 participants questioned—i.e. 70%—felt, to a greater or lesser degree, that piracy is socially acceptable. A minority of just over 30% of the respondents indicated that they feel piracy is completely unacceptable.
“When questioned for a 1997 study on whether it was acceptable to use pirate software, the same proportionש out of 10—said the activity was unacceptable," enigmax at TorrentFreak says. In other words, despite global anti-piracy efforts, for a decade now, people remain unmoved. They still see piracy as acceptable.
It looks like industry trade groups and labels aren't making much progress...
“When questioned for a 1997 study on whether it was acceptable to use pirate software, the same proportionש out of 10—said the activity was unacceptable," enigmax at TorrentFreak says. In other words, despite global anti-piracy efforts, for a decade now, people remain unmoved. They still see piracy as acceptable.
It looks like industry trade groups and labels aren't making much progress...
