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Calling BS On the BSA Global Piracy Report

Posted by Soulskill on from the i-think-that-stands-for-bachelor-of-skepticism dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Business Software Alliance released their annual global piracy report earlier this week. In addition to the usual claims of software piracy (PDF) and the grudging acknowledgment of open source software, Michael Geist noted that the report ultimately undermined one of the BSA's core arguments — that countries which enact DMCA-style legislation experience significantly reduced piracy rates. Questions have also been raised over the BSA's methodology, as has happened in the past."

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  1. Another pro-piracy article on Slashdot by bonch · · Score: 0, Troll

    Don't you guys get tired of being a stereotype? We get it--you don't believe piracy is bad, and any group that speaks out against piracy is wrong. You don't care about artist rights, blah blah blah. Do we really need a "piracy is great" rallying article every single day?

  2. Re:Oh No! Zimbabwe is pirating! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why Not? Al Gore used this same argument to "Prove" global warming. Take 300 years of weather data and extrapolate it over a six billion year period. Surely the BSA can use the same faulty logic