MPAA Admits College Piracy Stats Incorrect > Lie?

Lie?

I know, what a surprise.

no reason to believe any number that comes out of that propaganda mill.

the sad part is that congress won't even notice this "correction" or have any impact on their policy making - the only money numbers they pay attention to are the ones going into their campaign coffers.

What I find to be funny is the fact that they:

"A 2005 study funded by the MPAA claimed that 44% of the film industry's domestic losses came from college piracy."

I think my 6 year old rottweiler could have figured out that their facts were wrong.

Take 44% of the total losses the industry alleges they had in the time period allegedly studied. Isn't it a bit of a stretch to think that college students have that much money to begin with??? ... and! ... that they used to, before internet file sharing, spend that much money, collectively, on movies?

I don't know about the MPAA, but if you want to know where I'd be first to guess that an amount equal to 44% of the losses they say they had went to nightclubs, bars, liquor stores or other party events FIRST, before I'd say it went to movies... OR, simply to the day to day expenses of just being in college and living away from home.

The MPAA needs to stop their assumptions and stop thinking that everyone spends all their free/disposable income on their industry in the first place.

I'm all about keeping things legal with in reason, but if they are going to wage their war, they need to be honest about it. The more they become dishonest, the more I will actually support the other side who says trading movies and music harms no one. (because in that case, it's crooks dealing with crooks)

I think your Rottie should run for public office, because there's a whole crowd of politicians who don't seem to be keeping up (or are even bothering to try).

Can I donate some biscuits to the campaign?
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reply to MrMoody
DUD!!!