A paper from economist Stan Liebowitz argues that both the music industry and file sharing defenders are cherry picking facts to prove their points.
The primary purpose of the paper was debunking earlier research out of Harvard University which concluded that P2P file sharing has no impact on CD sales. The argument in that study was that P2P activity falls drastically during the summer ... [ read the full article ]
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The music/movie industry has to say they lose billions of dollars to piracy because they know that most people who download their stuff probably would never pay to see it anyway.
The P2P defenders has to say that the industry loses no money because they know that they download movies and music to save money.
In all honesty, how many of us use P2P to share files that are not copyrighted? I know when there's a movie that comes out that I want to see, I'll wait a week or two for a good version to be posted online because I sure as shit don't want to spend $8.50 on a movie ticket. That's almost the price of a pizza!
Originally posted by bomber991: Now I didn't RTFA, but I just wanted to say this.
The music/movie industry has to say they lose billions of dollars to piracy because they know that most people who download their stuff probably would never pay to see it anyway.
The P2P defenders has to say that the industry loses no money because they know that they download movies and music to save money.
In all honesty, how many of us use P2P to share files that are not copyrighted? I know when there's a movie that comes out that I want to see, I'll wait a week or two for a good version to be posted online because I sure as shit don't want to spend $8.50 on a movie ticket. That's almost the price of a pizza!
Lol, I know what you mean. But I don't like downloading movies that just came out, the thought of getting caught makes upset lol. But, honestly, who uses P2P to download files that are not copyrighted? Sure, Ive downloaded an ISO of a Live Linux OS, but thats not the only thing Ive downloaded :).
bomber991 i agree man , media is so overpriced going to the movies mean at least 20 each so it's better to just buy the dvd wich is gonna cost like 25 so you can watch as many times as you want, ooor just take it off from your internet bill since you are already paying it wich will cost you $0 :). cd's are 20 bugs movies 25 30 comen on people they should lower the prices so thath actually the world buys original stuff.
I live in peru nobody buys legal dvd's they are pirated ones at the street at 1.5 $ (i went to the mall the other day the guy who was running for president was buying the simpson movie so that pretty much says it all) but if they sold ddvd's for less i'll go for it cuz it's better ,if dvd's would be like 10 or 13 ppl would definitly go for original since it's better sharper image and all , same for cd's cuz original have that layer wich makes them scrath safe so i really whink media should lower prices so the world starts buying not only the US or europe or japan or another high developed country
The Music Industry are causing their own problems by allowing people to download music 4 a set $ per song. I just pay a couple of $ for the good songs Instead of what they want for a full CD of stuff I don't lick but a few! NOW we have a DROP in sales! So they are Killing themselves when it comes to Profit Now.
