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"From 1979, here is a story about video piracy called 'Who Stole Superman' from '60 Minutes'. Taped from KNXT-TV2, L.A"
Part 1 (you're watching it): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZzTy98QIvI
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrjabH_WIdI
Part 1 (you're watching it): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZzTy98QIvI
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrjabH_WIdI
I especially like how one of the guy the interview in one sentence says that nobody knows how much business they're losing and follows that up with an estimate of over 100 million dollars. That estimate is based on the idea that if piracy didn't exist they'd sell one film for every pirated movie there is. But I ask you, how likely is that estimate? Who can honestly say they would have purchased every movie they'd ever recorded/bought/borrowed if the piracy law had been successfully enforced?
Actually, many argue that the opposite is true of what this video says. If people see something they like they buy it, and if they've seen stuff they like from one source they're more likely to buy new the new stuff that source produces, it's not like people stop collecting films because they're available online.