Has Any Creative Work Failed Because of Piracy? 1115
Andorin writes "Anyone familiar with the piracy debate knows about the claims from organizations like the RIAA that piracy causes billions of dollars in damages and costs thousands of jobs. Other studies have concluded differently, ranging from finding practically no damages to a newer study that cites 'up to 20%' as a more accurate number (PDF). I figure there's got to be an easier way to do this, so here's my question: Does anyone know of any creative works that were provably a financial failure due to piracy? The emphasis on 'provably' is important, as some form of evidence is necessary. Accurately and precisely quantifying damages from p2p is impossibly hard, of course, but answering questions like this may lead us to a clearer picture of just how harmful file sharing really is. I would think that if piracy does cause some amount of substantial harm, we would see that fact reflected in our creative works, but I've never heard of a work that tanked because people shared it online."
Re:Harry Potter Films! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Video stores... (Score:3, Funny)
Or more likely the fact that they never seem to have anything good in.
Re:Lady Gaga sucks??? (Score:4, Funny)
That's an interesting way to murder.
Re:Lady Gaga sucks??? (Score:5, Funny)
Leeaavvee GAGAA AAAALONNEE!!!
Re:Lady Gaga sucks??? (Score:5, Funny)
Speak for yourself there buddy, I love lady Gaga to death!
Sounds to me like a case of.... bad romance...
<Insert groans here>
Re:Lady Gaga sucks??? (Score:3, Funny)
More like leave Britney alone. At least she had an interesting voice.
Re:Short answer (Score:2, Funny)
Yes: Napster.
Napster was a success due to piracy. It failed due to RIAA.
RIAA is costing billions in lost revenue and billions of lots jobs. Therefore they should be sued for trillions.
Re:Short answer: Islam (Score:1, Funny)
Islam.
Re:Lady Gaga sucks??? (Score:1, Funny)
Speak for yourself there buddy, I love lady Gaga to death!
Sounds to me like a case of.... bad romance...
<Insert groans here>
*puts on sunglasses*
YYYEEEAAAHHHH!!!
Re:Excellent call! (Score:5, Funny)