This is what I found on
www.npd.com
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In addition to improving economic conditions, and a continued appetite for music, the report also noted a decline in unpaid music acquisition, such as P2P file sharing and trading music on hard drives. NPD estimates that 13 percent of Internet users downloaded music from a P2P site, which is down from a peak of 19 percent in 2006. ?Industry efforts to combat illegal file sharing, and increased options for listening and downloading legally, have resulted in a sharp reduction in the number of P2P music downloaders,? said Crupnick.
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Yes part of the decline is due to the combating of piracy, which Damian says is a waste of time. And insinuates we should give up on. Go figure out why.
Here
http://torrentfreak.com/us-six-strik...dually-120713/
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Although the measures that will be imposed by Internet providers are not that scary, there is a worrying backdoor built into the deal which allows the MPAA and RIAA to request personal details of repeat infringers for legal action.
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Now that would have a real effect on fighting pirates. Dealing a blow like this to them would wipe a lot of them out. 3rd world uploaders will keep uploading, 1st world buyers would be scared shitless.
http://torrentfreak.com/riaa-online-...apping-120726/
The slide is confidential, so we take Torrentfreak's word for it. "Why would they lie" I hare the pro piracy trolls scream!!!! Waiting for Damian to verify the info and telling us how they come to the conclusions they did.
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especially when one takes into account that only a tiny fraction represent a lost sale.
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How do they arrive at this assumption and do people who pay to download can be assumed they won't buy legally if it's available. Or should they be allowed to acquire anyway. Still those profiting from piracy need to shut down. If they all move over to swapping hard drives, then good luck to them. The Kim Dotcoms of the world will go back to a normal wage.
Still it shows how big the problem is. And why giving in isn't the way to go forward.