Misleading Data Undermines Counterfeiting Claims

An anonymous reader writes "Canada has been the home to a growing debate on counterfeiting with politicians, law enforcement, and copyright lobby groups all pushing for stronger copyright and anti-counterfeiting laws. Writing in the Toronto Star, Michael Geist reports that the claims are based on fatally flawed data. The RCMP, Canada's national police force, has been claiming that counterfeiting costs Canadians $30 billion per year. When pressed on the issue, last week they admitted that the estimate was not based on any original research but rather on 'open source documents found on the Internet.'"

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Re:Oh, come on....

[tomstdenis]

So you ignore the principles under conditions where they could actually do some good and get inexperienced drivers to reconsider their speed. There are many kinds of idiots on the road, and you're one of them.

[forgot to reply to this]

No, it means I'm a safe driver. When I drive the limit in the fast lane on clear roads, the people behind me should be well in control of their cars. So pissed off they may be, there is no reason for them to hit me. Chances of people actually hitting my car is low to nill. In icy/slushy roads, even though they're responsible for driving a safe limit, they don't and the chances of someone hitting my car is a lot higher.

All this means is I don't purposefully put myself in a situation where I'm very likely to get hurt.

If you can't judge your closing distance and adjust speed on a clear and open road, you shouldn't be driving regardless of whoever may be in front of you.