Movie industry buries report proving pirates are great consumers
Found on Geek on Wednesday, 20 July 2011
Talking to a source within GfK who wished to remain anonymous, Telepolis found that a recent study looking at pirates and their purchasing activities found them to be almost the complete opposite of the criminal parasites the entertainment industry want them to be.
They are also found to purchase more DVDs than the average consumer, and they visit the movie theater more, especially for opening weekend releases which typically cost more to attend.
The conclusion of the study is that movie pirates are generally more interested in film and therefore spend more money and invest more time in it. In other words, they make up some of the movie industries best customers.
Smart move to get your best customers arrested. On the other hand, the movie industry is digging it's own grave even deeper with this; deep enough so that they cannot get out of that hole anymore.