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AP article on MPAA mistake (fwd)
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 08:40:09 -0500
Begin forwarded message: From: chodge5 () utk edu Date: January 23, 2008 8:38:15 AM EST To: Dave Farber <dave () farber net> Subject: [CIO] AP article on MPAA mistake (fwd) This was sent out on the CIO list by Mark Luker, EDUCAUSE VP (and their point person for file sharing). http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j33CBI8sUdc5ni7RlxSj5SIEc2mwD8UB6S0O2In a 2005 study it commissioned, the Motion Picture Association of America
claimed that 44 percent of the industry's domestic losses came from illegal downloading of movies by college students, who often have access to high-bandwidth networks on campus.The MPAA has used the study to pressure colleges to take tougher steps to prevent illegal file-sharing and to back legislation currently before the
House of Representatives that would force them to do so. But now the MPAA, which represents the U.S. motion picture industry, hastold education groups a "human error" in that survey caused it to get the
number wrong. It now blames college students for about 15 percent of revenue loss. ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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