Slashdot points to a new Dutch study that finds that file sharing has positive economic effect on social welfare. The study, completed by several independent groups on behalf of the Dutch Ministries of Education, Economic Affairs, and Justice, acknowledges that file sharing may lead to some reduced sales for some artists, but that file sharing also have positive effects on purchasing behaviour. Industry Canada commissioned a study on the same issue, which concluded that there is a positive correlation between peer-to-peer downloading and CD purchasing.
Dutch Study Finds File Sharing Provides Positive Economic Impact
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This is good news! But….
“…positive economic effect on social welfare…”
Well, THERE’s two topics the Conservatives know nothing about! đ
like me buying the diablo 2 boxset after p2ping diablo2?
like me buying the diablo 2 boxset after p2ping diablo2?
getting it and trying it unhindered by DRM and crap and then saying htis is a very cool game i like it and going out and saving and buying a boxset that included manuals maps and an expansion disk.