January 30, 2012
Compelling infographic that should make us question the shape of the “how to deal with piracy” conversation.  Instead of jumping to, “Piracy is a big problem, but SOPA/PIPA/ACTA aren’t ideal solutions…” we should ask ask, “Is piracy really a big problem?”  The answer: maybe, maybe not.  And even then, maybe only for the existing oligopoly, but not content creators.   So when someone says piracy is bad, we should wonder: bad for whom?

Compelling infographic that should make us question the shape of the “how to deal with piracy” conversation.  Instead of jumping to, “Piracy is a big problem, but SOPA/PIPA/ACTA aren’t ideal solutions…” we should ask ask, “Is piracy really a big problem?”  The answer: maybe, maybe not.  And even then, maybe only for the existing oligopoly, but not content creators.  

So when someone says piracy is bad, we should wonder: bad for whom?

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