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Athens News Matters: Can Digital Piracy Help Movies at the Box Office?

Digital pirates are bad news for moviemakers’ bottom lines. Or are they? One University of Georgia researcher says that, legal ramifications aside, piracy may actually be helping movies succeed at the box office. 

Chris Shupe was the Program Director of WUGA from 2014-2022. Shupe may be best known as The Athens King, a tribute to Elvis Presley, which often included an 8 piece show band! After two years as a part-time announcer, Chris Shupe joined WUGA full time as the station’s Morning Edition Host and Assistant Operations Director. He was later promoted to PD in 2014.