Statistical Analysis of Copyright Registrations

Posted by michael on Wednesday July 16, 2003 @06:29AM 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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Um by voudras · 2003-07-16 06:31 · Score: 0, Offtopic

34% of statistics are false
Ewww by i8urtaco · 2003-07-16 06:39 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I must be working too hard. I thought the first line read I've been poking around Penis library. Must....have....more...caffeine....