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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. 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.