Why does movie piracy persist after years of efforts to stamp it out? A new websitecalled PiracyData.org suggests a simple explanation: people pirate movies because they don't have the option of paying for a legitimate copy online.
Every week, the file-sharing news site TorrentFreak publishes a list of the 10 most pirated movies. PiracyData.org mashes this list up with
data from CanIStreamIt, a search engine that helps consumers find legitimate sources for copyrighted films.
data from CanIStreamIt, a search engine that helps consumers find legitimate sources for copyrighted films.
The results are striking. In last week's results, not a single film was available from streaming from services like Netflix or Amazon Prime. Only three of the top 10 films, The Lone Ranger, After Earth, and This is the End, were available for online rental. For example, several services offer After Earth for $4.99.
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