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Old 09-16-2004, 06:46 PM  
Mike Okitch
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Originally posted by Goatse
20 billion? Yeah, right. It's somehow bigger than all mainstream porn several times over, and yet the infamous CP busts are merely anecdotal, happening a couple of times a year. I think the author meant 20 million, not billion.
Right on the money.

Sure, CP does happen and cyber crimes happen on a daily basis and it's a disgrace that it does. But to claim that it goes as high as $20 billion is just not believable.

The automotive industry globally is a $100 billion business. I challenge any so called "expert" to prove me that CP represents one fifth of the auto industry. Can you imagine if one of every 5 driver you see during traffic jam is a CP customer?

What methodology are those monkeys using to come up with such numbers anyways? It's not like Amazon.com or Ebay where you can readily track the amount of business done.
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