COPYCENSE

"Just a day after the BSA came out with their misleading report on software ‘piracy‘, the MPAA needed to follow suit by releasing their own misleading study on the impact of movie downloads.

"On the numerical side, this is really a survey, so they’re not making up numbers… just conclusions. They found that 50% of people they surveyed claimed to have downloaded ‘copyrighted content’ last year.

"First off, that’s a ridiculous question.  If you visit just about any website you’ve downloaded ‘copyrighted content.’"

Techdirt. MPAA’s Turn To Mislead With Statistics. July 8, 2004.

See Also. Techdirt. BSA’s Latest Made Up Software Piracy Numbers Parroted By The Press. July 7, 2004.