Comments on: Megaupload Shutdown Boosted Digital Movie Revenues http://torrentfreak.com/megaupload-shutdown-boosted-movie-revenues-130307/ Breaking File-sharing, Copyright and Privacy News Tue, 28 Oct 2014 22:56:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.2 By: raudskeggr /megaupload-shutdown-boosted-movie-revenues-130307/#comment-1051814 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:05:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=66098#comment-1051814 You know this is a general trend in American business in general; the economy is finally picking back up from the recession of the previous years.

Post hoc ergo propter hoc? That their profits increased after megaupload shut down, without eliminating other likely possibilities?

This is so ridiculous as to be laughable, and amounts to no more than propaganda.

]]> By: Academic Research on Piracy and Movie Sales | Adon5 Enterprises /megaupload-shutdown-boosted-movie-revenues-130307/#comment-1046419 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:38:35 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=66098#comment-1046419 [...] see a very clear trend on studies commissioned by the MPAA lobby” read one comment on the TorrentFreak piece; “Research funded by [missing info] ?” read [...]

]]> By: Explanation of Megaupload Study (or: Econometrics 101) | brettdanaher /megaupload-shutdown-boosted-movie-revenues-130307/#comment-1046378 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:13:44 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=66098#comment-1046378 [...] most common critique in comments on blogs and news articles is that “sales were increasing anyway because of (digital growth) (new [...]

]]> By: Kim Dotcom: “I Will Never be in a U.S. Prison” | Global Elite /megaupload-shutdown-boosted-movie-revenues-130307/#comment-1046308 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:36:28 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=66098#comment-1046308 [...] Dotcom also criticized a paper that was released last week, which indicated that the Megaupload shutdown boosted digital movie sales. [...]

]]> By: XFaCE /megaupload-shutdown-boosted-movie-revenues-130307/#comment-1046238 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:20:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=66098#comment-1046238 And with the mention of the MPAA, the credibility of this study drops into the range of negative billions. As a famous children’s book once said: “Oops! Oops! Oops!”

]]> By: Ardvaark /megaupload-shutdown-boosted-movie-revenues-130307/#comment-1046234 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=66098#comment-1046234 Market strength. If you’re perceived as growing instead of dying, you’ll last longer than if you lower your arms and admit defeat.
Not to mention they keep control for a bit longer.

]]> By: Kim Dotcom: “I Will Never be in a U.S. Prison” | We R Pirates /megaupload-shutdown-boosted-movie-revenues-130307/#comment-1045992 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:40:25 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=66098#comment-1045992 [...] Dotcom also criticized a paper that was released last week, which indicated that the Megaupload shutdown boosted digital movie sales. [...]

]]> By: Kim Dotcom: “I Will Never be in a U.S. Prison” | Best Seedbox /megaupload-shutdown-boosted-movie-revenues-130307/#comment-1045986 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:14:50 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=66098#comment-1045986 [...] Dotcom also criticized a paper that was released last week, which indicated that the Megaupload shutdown boosted digital movie sales. [...]

]]> By: Carnegie Mellon Study Claims Online Piracy Has Strong Effect On Movie Sales | TheseNews.com /megaupload-shutdown-boosted-movie-revenues-130307/#comment-1045984 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 23:10:07 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=66098#comment-1045984 [...] can see a very clear trend on studies commissioned by the MPAA lobby” read one comment on the TorrentFreak piece; “Research funded by [missing info] ?” read [...]

]]> By: Kim Dotcom: “I Will Never be in a U.S. Prison” | TorrentFreak /megaupload-shutdown-boosted-movie-revenues-130307/#comment-1045969 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:22:16 +0000 http://torrentfreak.com/?p=66098#comment-1045969 [...] Dotcom also criticized a paper that was released last week, which indicated that the Megaupload shutdown boosted digital movie sales. [...]

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