Cause of Piracy Study (and a lil bit of effect)

[mchaza]

Galaki said:

mchaza said:

here is my simple take:

No one wants to pay for anything!

And if they can get it for free they will do it.

There exist a study that debunk your point but I am too lazy to look for it.

Surprisingly, people do like to own stuff. Buying instead of getting it free makes the buyer enjoy the said item more. It's perception value. But this is the tricky part. You'll have to price the item accordingly and avoid over/underpricing.

Services like iTunes makes a killing on music sales. Why are people paying for the music when they can just download free?

true true, but that depends on the items. You talk to your friends about how you spent 30,000 on an new car or 2000 on an new TV to display how rich you are over them but you dont do that for the 30 dollar movie you bought. Trust me when my parents who are technologically backwards start asking my older brother to download movies. An yes saving all your pennies to buy that game is makes you enjoy that game more but doesn't mean people dont want get it for free.