Article 3RXAP Anti-piracy group's study reveals that pirates are mostly people who couldn't afford, find, or use a commercial version

Anti-piracy group's study reveals that pirates are mostly people who couldn't afford, find, or use a commercial version

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Cory Doctorow
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Muso is a London-based anti-piracy contractor, helping big entertainment companies conduct surveillance and legal threats against online infringers; in a new CitizenMe study they commissioned, 1,000 British internet users were surveyed; the headline finding: 83% of infringing downloads are triggered by an unsuccessful search for a commercially available version of the same work. (more")

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