Link Between Availability and Piracy Grows Stronger at PiracyData.org

Gear Diary is reader-supported. When you buy through links posted on our site, we may earn a commission at no cost to you. You can learn more by clicking here.

Most Pirated Movies

Most Pirated Movies

While I reject the argument that anyone is FORCED into piracy by … well, anything – I do recognize that some people want to see the latest movie as soon as it comes available for home viewing. The problem is sometimes they cannot rent or buy that movie digitally, and as a result choose to pirate rather than not watch.

A new site called PiracyData.org takes the latest Bittorrent data on the most pirated films, and matches that up with the availability information from Canistream.it – which is an awesome site to check movie availability in a single location, by the way.

The result? None of the ‘Top 10 Pirated’ movies last week were available for streaming (i.e. free), only 3 of 10 were available for digital rental, and six of ten for digital purchase.

Is it reasonable to expect free streaming of a movie currently high on the digital rental charts? Probably not … but it highlights two inverse issues: first, with high-speed broadband data people can readily pirate materials; and second, given a legal means to obtain something does help ameliorate piracy (as shown in top rental/sales), but doesn’t eliminate it (as shown on top pirated lists).

What are your experiences? Do you see more people pirating or obtaining things legitimately? I know I have had my kids asking me about whether certain sites are ‘legit’, because there are so many sites like Crackle popping up every day with exclusives that when they see something streaming somewhere they are tempted to watch but are unsure. Most times? Not legit!

Source: Washington Post

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Thanks for your support!

About the Author

Michael Anderson
I have loved technology for as long as I can remember - and have been a computer gamer since the PDP-10! Mobile Technology has played a major role in my life - I have used an electronic companion since the HP95LX more than 20 years ago, and have been a 'Laptop First' person since my Compaq LTE Lite 3/20 and Powerbook 170 back in 1991! As an avid gamer and gadget-junkie I was constantly asked for my opinions on new technology, which led to writing small blurbs ... and eventually becoming a reviewer many years ago. My family is my biggest priority in life, and they alternate between loving and tolerating my gaming and gadget hobbies ... but ultimately benefits from the addition of technology to our lives!