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The File Sharing Report

Posted by michael on from the same-old-song-and-dance dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In July, Slashdot posted an article about the file sharing experiment, which was a database where users could report items they've purchased as a result of file sharing. The author has completed the experiment and written a report outlining the results. He offers the philosophy that file sharing is a result of the industry's failure to meet the business models demanded by today's consumer, and provides many suggestions to the various industries on how to take advantage of the market emerging from file sharing to generate revenue."

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  1. coral link by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Study incase of slashdotting

  2. Where is the data that supports these conclusions? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    After collecting so much data, there should be some data that shows how the people responded. This should appear in the form of: out of xxx respondents, yy (or yy%) said they did buy foo after downloading it. (something like that)

    When the analyst doesn't report the statistics they got from analyzing the responses, there is nothing to show that they didn't just make up their conclusions. To the Author: Please get the statistical summary posted somewhere.

    Until that info appears, no one in the business world will take this report seriously.

    (FWIW, I'm a former IDC analyst)

    (Yeah, yeah, I know. Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics, Campaign promises, VC funding presentations, and Internet based business plans..)

  3. Justify yourself by bobstevens_took_my_n · · Score: 2, Informative
    It's funny how far people bend over backwards to try to legitimize their filesharing habits. The "philosophy" is simple: filesharing exists because people can conveniently obtain entertainment at no charge.

    That's all it is... we used Napster because we were cheapskates, not because of some failure by the entertainment industry. If you want legitimate and convenient music downloading, go use ITunes. The solutions exist... you have no more excuses.

    So please, be honest with yourselves... there's no moral high-ground in filesharing.