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Court Action Does Not Reduce File-Sharing

Posted by Zonk on from the shocking dept.

gollum123 wrote to mention a BBC report that despite numerous court cases, litigation does not appear to be reducing the amount of file-sharing. From the article: "The level of file-sharing has remained the same for two years despite 20,000 legal cases in 17 countries. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industries (IFPI) said it was 'containing" the problem and more people were connecting to broadband."

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  1. Other conclusions? by RonnyJ · · Score: 4, Informative

    Court Action Does Not Reduce File-Sharing

    You can also interpret the data another way from this, if you so desire:

    35% of illegal file-sharers have cut back*
    14% of illegal file sharers have increased activity*

    *Jupiter survey of 3,000 people in UK, Germany and Spain

  2. But...internet use grew during that time frame by cshay · · Score: 4, Informative

    You would expect file sharing to grow naturally as more and more people use the internet. The fact that it has merely stagnated suggests that the litigation is succeeding somewhat. My own mother, who doesn't even use a computer, warned me not to file share the other day. She had "heard that people are getting sued".