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Originally Posted by HarryT
Harry Potter, or Virginia Woolf?
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Actually, Harry, in games at least - and I have a hard time believing it's different elsewhere - staggered launches in different territories, even by a few days, causes a big spike in torrent'ing, but a far more limited impact on sales.
People want it THEN, even if they later buy it. Of course, it DOES have a known impact on sales, which grows with the length of the delay...and should hence be avoided.
Ralph Sir Edward - That's the flip side of Orphan Rights, isn't it. You'll have a legitimate body to pay a minimum fee to for that old content to be legal.