Comments on: A hierarchy for piracy http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/ Exploring How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Sun, 28 Aug 2011 14:21:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Wikinomics » Blog Archive » When free isn’t cheap enough http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-88908 Wikinomics » Blog Archive » When free isn’t cheap enough Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:01:30 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/#comment-88908 [...] has never sponsored any of our research programs. Who knows why? Perhaps it’s posts like this, this, this, this, this, and this. Trust me; when we use terms like “house of cards”, [...]

]]> By: Wikinomics » Blog Archive » HBO’s ‘free’ downloading service headed in the right direction http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-86491 Wikinomics » Blog Archive » HBO’s ‘free’ downloading service headed in the right direction Tue, 22 Jan 2008 15:06:18 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/#comment-86491 [...] HBO’s ‘free’ downloading service headed in the right direction The other week I wrote about the lack of choice TV viewers are provided with and how it factors into their rationale for pirating shows. “Time shifting and TiVo lead net generation members to find little wrong with downloading thei... [...] [...] HBO’s ‘free’ downloading service headed in the right direction The other week I wrote about the lack of choice TV viewers are provided with and how it factors into their rationale for pirating shows. “Time shifting and TiVo lead net generation members to find little wrong with downloading thei… [...]

]]> By: Brendan Peat http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-82527 Brendan Peat Fri, 11 Jan 2008 16:23:49 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/#comment-82527 Naumi, I agree that figuring out the free model for video games is hard and one of the reasons it tops the list. The interesting twist to the free model has been In Rainbows, the latest album from Radiohead. The band gave the album away for a user defined donation amount, but when it was released in CD form it still topped the charts with 122,000+ sales in the first week. It will be interesting to see the implications this has for the music industry and how bands release albums. Everyone was down on the idea when they found the average price paid for the album was around 8 USD but if you combine that price with a number 1 chart listing it looks like Radiohead made a very savvy business decision. Naumi, I agree that figuring out the free model for video games is hard and one of the reasons it tops the list.

The interesting twist to the free model has been In Rainbows, the latest album from Radiohead. The band gave the album away for a user defined donation amount, but when it was released in CD form it still topped the charts with 122,000+ sales in the first week.

It will be interesting to see the implications this has for the music industry and how bands release albums. Everyone was down on the idea when they found the average price paid for the album was around 8 USD but if you combine that price with a number 1 chart listing it looks like Radiohead made a very savvy business decision.

]]> By: Ben http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-81943 Ben Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:10:27 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/#comment-81943 Oftentimes the movies would fall into the same category as TV shows, if the movie is shown on TV. There would be no difference in this case. Oftentimes the movies would fall into the same category as TV shows, if the movie is shown on TV. There would be no difference in this case.

]]> By: Wikinomics » Blog Archive » There’s a new sheriff in town http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-81583 Wikinomics » Blog Archive » There’s a new sheriff in town Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:59:38 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/#comment-81583 [...] (For those avid blog readers, this move would make ISPs the new emperor Palpatine on the Brendan Peat hierarchy for piracy.) [...] [...] (For those avid blog readers, this move would make ISPs the new emperor Palpatine on the Brendan Peat hierarchy for piracy.) [...]

]]> By: Naumi Haque http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/comment-page-1/#comment-81547 Naumi Haque Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:12:44 +0000 http://www.wikinomics.com/blog/index.php/2008/01/09/a-hierarchy-for-piracy/#comment-81547 Great post Brendan. I totally agree with the hierarchy as well as the quote “The actual product doesn’t have to cost anything in order to make money.” There are "for free" or "almost for free" business models to combat most forms of piracy: advertising, concerts, software support, nominal charges for high quality downloads, subscription fees to content libraries, etc. The only place I see this being difficult is video games. What's the free business model for video games? Great post Brendan. I totally agree with the hierarchy as well as the quote “The actual product doesn’t have to cost anything in order to make money.”

There are “for free” or “almost for free” business models to combat most forms of piracy: advertising, concerts, software support, nominal charges for high quality downloads, subscription fees to content libraries, etc.

The only place I see this being difficult is video games. What’s the free business model for video games?

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