People are more than willing to pay for digital content. When you make the content difficult or impossible to acquire you get more piracy.
Back in the day, the only way to access anime content in America was through piracy. Then along came Crunchyroll and Funimation.
Piracy is almost like price-signaling. Looking at where piracy is happening can show you where there's a market for your content.
If I can't find a way to access the content I'd like to consume then I can find sites that will let me *ahem* "borrow" a copy someone has made available for borrowing.
Disclaimer: This post is not intended to violate, or promote the violation of, the laws of the United States and its Possessions.
People are more than willing to pay for digital content. When you make the content difficult or impossible to acquire you get more piracy.
Back in the day, the only way to access anime content in America was through piracy. Then along came Crunchyroll and Funimation.
Piracy is almost like price-signaling. Looking at where piracy is happening can show you where there's a market for your content.
If I can't find a way to access the content I'd like to consume then I can find sites that will let me *ahem* "borrow" a copy someone has made available for borrowing.
Disclaimer: This post is not intended to violate, or promote the violation of, the laws of the United States and its Possessions.