Joined
·
11,736 Posts
Although the survey does not specifically discuss books, I would think some of the reasons probably apply.
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/121616-why-south-africans-really-pirate.html
The comments are most enlightening.
Pirated games are also seen as a form of advertising
I have been told this by a developer who worked closely with the gaming market in the US.
What was interesting about the survey is that not once were we asked whether we, as pirates, ever bought the content we pirated. Some of us do. Some of us see piracy as a way of "try before you buy". I pirate films and TV shows, yes, but if it's something I truly enjoyed a hell of a lot, I will be buying them on DVD or Blu-Ray, and buying the merch, and buying the soundtracks, and so on. Games I've pirated I've also bought when they're on special on Steam on on the various e-shops. In fact, I sometimes have multiple copies of the same game on different platforms. For example I initially pirated Plants vs Zombies. But I also have 3 legal copies of the game. Yes, I pirate for convenience and often because the stuff isn't available here, but if you make it easy for me to purchase something that's worth owning--and at a price I see as reasonable--I'd rather go that route than waste time, bandwidth, and risk to be downloading the same stuff.
http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/121616-why-south-africans-really-pirate.html
The comments are most enlightening.
Pirated games are also seen as a form of advertising
I have been told this by a developer who worked closely with the gaming market in the US.
What was interesting about the survey is that not once were we asked whether we, as pirates, ever bought the content we pirated. Some of us do. Some of us see piracy as a way of "try before you buy". I pirate films and TV shows, yes, but if it's something I truly enjoyed a hell of a lot, I will be buying them on DVD or Blu-Ray, and buying the merch, and buying the soundtracks, and so on. Games I've pirated I've also bought when they're on special on Steam on on the various e-shops. In fact, I sometimes have multiple copies of the same game on different platforms. For example I initially pirated Plants vs Zombies. But I also have 3 legal copies of the game. Yes, I pirate for convenience and often because the stuff isn't available here, but if you make it easy for me to purchase something that's worth owning--and at a price I see as reasonable--I'd rather go that route than waste time, bandwidth, and risk to be downloading the same stuff.