[Ecommerce] FYI: p2p myths: examination of Canadian experience by M. Geist

[Jeff Williams]

Manon and all,

  The CRIA much like it's US counterpart, the RIAA/MPAA has
long been prone to over exaggerating many of it's grievances
for reasons of political influence and financial gain.  This article
like so many others in regards to the the RIAA/MPAA is a
clear indication that the political promotion of IP interests
as a means of controlling individuals access is of course
well known and has earned the ire of the very customers
of the members of these organizations.

Manon Ress wrote:

> Piercing the peer=96to=96peer myths: An examination of the Canadian
> experience by Michael Geist
>
> Abstract
>
> Canada is in the midst of a contentious copyright reform with advocates
> for stronger copyright protection maintaining that the Internet has led
> to widespread infringement that has harmed the economic interests of
> Canadian artists. The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) has
> emerged as the leading proponent of copyright reform, claiming that
> peer=96to=96peer file sharing has led to billions in lost sales in Canada=
.
>
> This article examines CRIA=92s claims by conducting an analysis of
> industry figures. It concludes that loss claims have been greatly
> exaggerated and challenges the contention that recent sales declines are
> primarily attributable to file=96sharing activities. Moreover, the articl=
e
> assesses the financial impact of declining sales on Canadian artists,
> concluding that revenue collected through a private copying levy system
> already adequately compensates Canadian artists for the private copying
> that occurs on peer=96to=96peer networks.
>
> http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue10_4/geist/
>
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