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HBO Has Only Itself To Blame For Record 'Game Of Thrones' Piracy - Forbes

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serotonic
This underscores the larger problem with how so many companies in the entertainment industry think about piracy. Instead of thinking about the ways lack of access to media creates opportunity for piracy, and how increasing the access to products could help stave off illegal downloads, too often people want to take legal measures or implement digital protection on their products. These “fixes” always have easy work-arounds.
Estimated reading time: 4 min
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Florian Letsch
Of course, on the one hand I hate to see a show that I love getting pirated. I want the show to succeed, and for it to do that it needs to prove that it draws a large audience. But HBO has only themselves to blame at this point.
Estimated reading time: 4 min
  1. Florian Letsch

    Florian Letsch Game Of Thrones is on its way to becoming the most pirated TV series ever. Simply because most people do not have a choice if they want to watch it.

    May 11, 2012
Sven Dietrich
HBO co-president Eric Kessler has said he thinks the move away from traditional television to an internet-based model is just a fad that will pass – a “temporary phenomenon” tied to the down economy.
Estimated reading time: 4 min
  1. Sven Dietrich

    Sven Dietrich HAHAHAHAHAHA. Was ist das für ein Spezialexperte? U.n.f.a.s.s.b.a.r., dass so jemand seinen Posten nicht verliert.

    May 11, 2012
anneschuessler
This underscores the larger problem with how so many companies in the entertainment industry think about piracy. Instead of thinking about the ways lack of access to media creates opportunity for piracy, and how increasing the access to products could help stave off illegal downloads, too often people want to take legal measures or implement digital protection on their products. These “fixes” always have easy work-arounds.
Estimated reading time: 4 min