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BSA's Latest Piracy Claims 'Shockingly Misleading,' Says Geist

Posted by Soulskill on from the shockingly-par-for-the-course dept.

An anonymous reader writes "This week the Business Software Alliance published a new study which purports to estimate the economic gain from a ten percent reduction in piracy of business software. For Canada, the BSA claims that the reduction would create over 6,000 new jobs and generate billions in GDP and tax revenue. But Michael Geist says the BSA claims are based on nothing more than the economic gains from a ten percent increase in proprietary software spending. The BSA now admits its estimate is based on the presumption that every dollar 'saved' by using unlicensed software would now be spent on proprietary software." Glyn Moody pointed out more flaws in the BSA's report.

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  1. fuck the MAFIAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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    1. Re:fuck the MAFIAA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      nig nig nig

      Nig, as in Nigori sake? I thought *no one* else here even heard of that nasty stuff.

  2. Re:Econ 101 by Halifax+Samuels · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Not so long as the US government can print more whenever they feel like it! Free money for everyone forever!

    (that's how it works, right?)

  3. BSA huh? by b4upoo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Let's see. BSA sometimes means Birmingham Small Arms or refers to a motorcycle with unique electrical issues or means the Boy Scouts of America. So will they hold three fingers in the air and take an oath that that opinion is genuine?

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