Game of Thrones is one of the most pirated shows in history. Time Warner [HBO parent company] CEO Jeff Bewkes recently boasted about the privacy driving subscription sales, claiming that the attention was “better than an Emmy.” However, not everyone in the business agrees with that. Walking Dead producer and Gale Anne Hurd has spoken out against piracy.
Terminator writer and The Walking Dead co-executive producer Gale Anne Hurd recently spoke The Guardian about the dangers of pirating:
“The truth is you wouldn’t imagine stealing someone’s car [or] a piece of art they have created. We are poised on the precipice in filmed entertainment--TV and movies--because of the prevalence of piracy the content creators will not get a revenue stream to the point that they won’t be able to create. That is the danger of piracy.”
Hurd went on to call on search engines like Google to better regulate pirate sites, adding:
“First of all if you go on search engines you should be able to filter out pirated websites...When consumers do go [onto pirate websites] they look legitimate. They have advertising from well-known brands, and they take credit cards. How would the consumer know the difference between legitimate sites and illegitimate sites? There is a lot the advertising industry, credit card industry and search industry can do to help protect legit content.”
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