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Piracy Boosts Anime Sales, Says Japanese Government Study
An anonymous reader writes "A new study seems to confirm what a lot of the Slashdot crowd thinks, and the opposite of what the **AAs say: 'A prestigious economics think-tank of the Japanese government has published a study which concludes that online piracy of anime shows actually increases sales of DVDs. The conclusion stands in sharp contrast with the entertainment industry's claims that "illicit" downloading is leading to billions of dollars in losses worldwide. It also puts the increased anti-piracy efforts of the anime industry in doubt.' More specifically, '(1) YouTube viewing does not negatively affect DVD rentals, and it appears to help raise DVD sales; and (2) although Winny [a popular P2P program in Japan] file sharing negatively affects DVD rentals, it does not affect DVD sales.'"
I'm a former cocaine and other substance user.... I got caught with cocaine, got a caution, and decided not to do it again (though I may have transgressed once or twice). I switched to mephedrone when it was legal (which is a very good drug, no matter what anyone says. No one has died because of it, the media circus around it was flat out wrong). I've dropped back to alcohol more since mephedrone was made illegal, and it's killing me. The only drug that has done me serious long term harm is alcohol...
The only drug I've abused is alcohol. That's entirely my own problem, I know. The point I want to make is that I've used other drugs to have a good time, and not abused them at all. Weekend is weekend, once every so often harms no one.