Adult Swim has some interesting opinions on film piracy. Adult Swim is of course a renowned late-night tv block on Cartoon Network. It’s known for its distinctive blend of edgy, irreverent, and often surreal animated and live-action content. Launched in 2001, Adult Swim has become a beloved cultural phenomenon, captivating audiences with its unique brand of humor. It showcases a wide range of animated series, sketch comedies, and experimental shows. With a diverse lineup that appeals to both mature audiences and animation enthusiasts, Adult Swim has established itself as a hub for cutting-edge entertainment that pushes the boundaries of conventional television, making it a go-to destination for those seeking unconventional and offbeat programming.
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The figures “X costs the film industry Y dollars” always comes down to an assumption that is obviously not true. It assumes if piracy wasn’t an option, each currently pirated film/movie/etc/etc would be a sale instead.
But that’s obviously not true; if I steal a $1 million pizza, it doesn’t mean that if I couldn’t steal it, I’d buy it instead; I’d buy a normal pizza or a cheap pizza.
The modern ‘netflix for every studio’ approach means the media industry increasingly is trying to demand something like $10 per month per studio to view your favourite programs, and for alot of people that’s either not affordable, or is viewed as studio’s being greed as heck given they don’t pay there writers, actors, crews, and STILL report massive profits.
If piracy disappeared tomorrow, I would guess most of the so called ‘$20 billion cost to the industry’ wouldn’t magically appear – just alot more people wouldn’t have anything fun to watch.
A lot.
Piracy costs the economy $20 billion if and only if at least the following two things are true:
1. Every pirated film view would have been a sale were it not pirated, AND
2. The people who suddenly spent $20 billion on not pirating movies also spent that $20 billion on the things that they already spent that $20 billion on.
I think it’s pretty trivial to see that neither of these things are even remotely likely to be true.