Submission + - Putting Piracy in Perspective
An anonymous reader writes: Over the past year, Slashdot has pointed to many industry claims and
governmental pressure (here,
here,
and here)
arguing that Canada
as a piracy haven. Canadian law prof Michael Geist has produced Putting Canadian
"Piracy" in Perspective, a video that
demonstrates how the claims are hugely exaggerated. For example, it
shows how despite the MPAA's claim of movie piracy, Canada was the
industry's fastest growing market last year. Similarly, while the
recording industry says Canada is the world's top P2P country, the data
shows that the Canadian music industry is experiencing record gains and
that most of the decline from the major labels is due to retail pricing
pressures.
