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Statistical Analysis of Copyright Registrations

Posted by michael on from the number-of-the-beast dept.

linuxizer writes "I've been poking around in Penn's Library for most of my Freshman year, looking up copyright statistics. What I found is basically what many suspected all along: extending and strengthening copyright terms has little effect on actual innovation. Perhaps most fascinating is the strong 40-year upward trend in registrations which is sharply broken in 1991 with a precipitous decline. Also included are some interesting observations about the RIAA's data. The numerous graphics should be well-enough explained that you don't need to go to the data files, but they are included if needed."

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  1. Jeez by The+Bungi · · Score: 5, Funny
    linuxizer writes "I've been poking around in Penn's Library for most of my Freshman year, looking up copyright statistics.

    By $DEITY man! Get out, get drunk, get laid! There'll be plenty of time to poke around libraries when you're 40!

  2. zinger time by Savatte · · Score: 5, Funny

    "I've been poking around in Penn's Library"

    I thought the only one who did that was Teller.

    Thank you, I'll be here until I get booed off stage.

  3. Re:Most of your freshman year? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's something wrong with you if most of your freshman year of college is spent looking up copyright statistics.

    My freshman year was highly spent looking up statistics:

    for example,
    Milwaukee's Best Ice Light: 5.1% alcohol, $3.99
    Natural Light Ice: 5.4% alcohol, $4.29.

    I could never decide which was the better deal, but I preferred the Beast's taste and I was most like to have 4 $1 dollar bills, as opposed to 4 $1 bills and random change, so my scientific analysis dictated the Beast Ice.