KeepOnRockin
Music Lover Forever
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join:2002-11-08
Beaverton, OR
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The MPAA/RIAA have been filing lawsuits for over 5 years against ISPs, file traders, and others.
So what dent in P2P has it made? It certainly hasn't decreased it by any significant number. In fact, IIRC there have been studies & articles that said P2P use has actually gone up due to the MPAA/RIAA lawsuits giving it publicity.
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They claim that the industry lost over $18 billion to piracy in 2005
Once again those numbers probably are pulled out of somebody's @$$ and not based in reality. A potential sale is not an actual sale. |
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elios
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Springfield, MO | and im willing to bet a good % wouldnt of payed any way in the first place cant lose what you didnt have to start with |
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RayW
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Layton, UT
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said by KeepOnRockin  :. quote:
They claim that the industry lost over $18 billion to piracy in 2005
Once again those numbers probably are pulled out of somebody's @$$ and not based in reality. A potential sale is not an actual sale. No, those figures are probably fairly accurate. What has a high probability of being wrong is the source of the loss. I go to the movies a lot less than I did 20 years ago because frankly, most of what is on the big screen sucks. But because the MPAA and the heads of the studios do not want to give what most people want and instead push what fits their agendas, they have a loss. And of course it is easy to inflate the 'piracy' numbers to cover the loss from the poor management.
Plus the advent of the various cable and satellite feeds means folks stay home and watch the older shows instead of going and paying exorbitant fees in a lousy environment for what is generally poor material.
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