September 22, 2005

According to this article, Taiwan is losing its grip on piracy.

The Taiwanese need to reset a long term goal of being Market Leader in piracy. Those Chinese Mainlanders across the way are diligent. They have a clear population advantage and a booming movie-viewing demographic. The Taiwanese need to establish a competitive position through quality piracy. Gone are the days of head-bobbing in-theatre bootlegs. Today, only production house espionage, "For Academy Award Consideration", and straight DVD-to-DVD burns are worthy of satisfying the craving movie-watching community.

As with most industries, there's bound to be adversity. Multimedia piracy has been met with anti-piracy task forces, competition from Torrents, and haters. But with moderate effort, I think this black market will rise above those setbacks and succeed. Coalitions and co-operation between underground independent operators will only make the market demand stronger. Lower prices, promotions, and spreading the word through Piracy Awareness Programs - letting people know that such things exist and can be purchased - are viable solutions to expanding the Taiwanese piracy cause.

There's still a long way to go, but I think we can do it!!

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