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Re: The Article - in readable format said by JasonOD :
So it's more of a shift from P2P to legit web video as content providers have made more available (hulu, for example), not less total traffic, just a shift.
I wouldn't be surprised to find two other factors:
First,
The "legit" content providers generally encode either less generously and perhaps also more efficiently than the "pirate" counterparts. So the overall size of the same content is smaller, even if the content providers add commercials.
Second,
But the biggest sea change is probably the declining sense that content will disappear. A lot of what I've learned about P2P has to do with psychology -- that P2P users tend to download more content today on the assumption that it will become unavailable for download tomorrow.
The "legit" sites have (finally) started to drive that fear out of the minds of viewers and I think we're only seeing the beginnings of the effect. That mindset is still very much out there, and content providers are still just getting started in getting their stuff out there.
The industry has to be careful not to abuse the viewers, now. P2P users aren't a tolerant nor trusting bunch. It's just one Sony DRM scandal away from reversing this very positive trend, and too many obtrusive distractions embedded in their content will also kill progress.
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