The government can't find a basis supporting RIAA/MPAA piracy claims

[thewayne]

"'After spending a year studying how piracy and illegal counterfeiting affects the United States, the Government Accountability Office says it still doesn't know for sure.... The GAO said that most of the published information, anecdotal evidence, and records show that piracy is a drag on the US economy, tax revenue, and in some cases potentially threatens national security and public health. But the problem is, according to the GAO, the data used to quantify piracy isn't reliable.'"

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20002304-261.html

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/04/13/1655230/Feds-Question-Big-Medias-Piracy-Claims?art_pos=24


Wait, so Hollywood IS LYING TO US? NOOOOOOOO! [/sarcasm]

Comments

[silveradept]

And thus the government catches up to the rest of us in knowing that those figures are at best exaggerated.