45% of Dutch Media-Buying Population Are "Pirates"

Anonymous writes "A non-government study in the Netherlands found that 4.7 million Dutch Internet users 15 years and older downloaded hacked and pirated DVDs, games, and music in the last 12 months — or, about 25 percent of the Dutch population. But there may be an upside to this unauthorized sharing/distribution: 'The average [Dutch] downloader buys more DVDs, music, and games than people who never download,' with illegal downloaders representing 45 percent of consumers who purchase content legally, according to the Institute For Information Law, which administered the study."

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let me be the first to say...

[OneSmartFellow]

... Naaaahhrr, shiver me timbers, avast matey, ahoy

Re:There's only one possible answer.

[Hognoxious]

You mean you stole it from the whales? You heartless cheesehead windmill bastards, I hope the krauts steal all your bikes again.