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wevotedno
07-10-2008, 11:40 AM
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/picture.php?albumid=25&pictureid=205"p2pnet news | MPAA News:- A ’study’ released by Hollywood’s MPAA claimed 44% of so-called domestic losses allegedly suffered by the major movie studios were down to file sharing American students.

It was later —- much later —- shown to be grossly inaccurate."...

:source: More here: MPAA piracy stats: do they make sense? (http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16331)

TheSickEmpire
07-16-2008, 02:52 AM
http://filesharingtalk.com/vb3/picture.php?albumid=25&pictureid=205"p2pnet news | MPAA News:- A ’study’ released by Hollywood’s MPAA claimed 44% of so-called domestic losses allegedly suffered by the major movie studios were down to file sharing American students.

It was later —- much later —- shown to be grossly inaccurate."...

:source: More here: MPAA piracy stats: do they make sense? (http://www.p2pnet.net/story/16331)

Gotta love the MPAA's creative math.

I guess they're assuming I'm gonna plunk down $10 to go see a movie.. even if I couldn't get it off BT I wouldn't go to the theater to see a movie, so their 'potential' losses are nil.