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Lies, Damned Lies, and the UK Copyright Industry

Posted by timothy on from the save-$19-million-by-not-buying-a-house-in-malibu dept.

artg writes "Ben Goldacre writes about invalid and misleading 'science' in the Guardian. Here's his report on the statistics behind a recent press story that reported illegal downloading to involve 120 billion pounds worth of material."

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  1. Oh, really? by G-forze · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Big surprise. Everything that has come from this industry has been at best broad guesstimates, at worst intentionally spread lies. Trying to explain the demise of an obsolete business model without taking the obvious into account is hard!

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