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I’ve long said that there is no credible support for the ridiculous figures of “loss” to the US economy either in dollars or jobs. Even the US Government Accountability Office says there is no credible support for any of the ridiculous figures of loss promulgated by the MPAA and RIAA. And yet, the numbers are repeated by politicians and the mainstream media to “prove” that “piracy” is a problem “we can all agree on”.
No we do not “all agree”. Until you present evidence that there really is harm by using independent, credible and peer-reviewed studies, we simply do not believe your BS.
This article from the Cato Institute attempts to find the “facts” behind the ridiculous figures and finds exactly what I found: nothing. Zip, nada. Â According the the real results of even studies by funded by the SOPA supporters, amount to nothing more than the global gross of Alvin and the Chipmunks!
Julian Sanchez takes down all the stats in a most thorough way.