On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 13:09, David Tomlinson <[email protected]> wrote:
>> I'd like to see some hard numbers/evidence for this statement. How much >> are the costs? In dollars and pounds? How much is the benefit? Not >> statements of principle, but numbers. >> >> My opinion is that is you had hard numbers, the case for abolishing >> copyright would not stack up, and that copyright creates more benefits >> than it costs - in numbers. >> > I don't but others do. > > A dutch filesharing study. > http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/01/20/dutch.study.file.sharing/ > > Outcome filesharing is revenue positive, many other studies have reached the > same conclusion. Permitting (and encouraging) filesharing is not the same as abolishing copyright. Thankfully, it’s not incompatible with copyright, either. Indeed, it’s been trialled as a catch-up/distribution mechanism by PSBs outside of the UK over the past couple of years, with decent results. M. - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
