| ZenfoldorVGI said: ...and yes mirgro, please do provide links, I will take a look and let you know what I think. |
The GAO study:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/04/us-government-finally-admits-most-piracy-estimates-are-bogus.ars
There is a link to the PDF in there.
The Dutch study:
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/01/dutch-government-study-net-effect-of-p2p-use-is-positive.ars
The report they linked to was in all Dutch and 150 pages, but the link is in there as well if I remember correctly. (Notice that it says taht specifically for games, pirates buy even more than non-pirates).
Edit: It seems that the actual document of the Dutch study has been taken down from their sites, maybe I can find it stored somewhere. Also still looking for the IFPI report, it seems ot have gone underground.
Edit 2: I found one, don't mind the commentary if you don't want to, but the link for the IFPI study is also in there:
http://torrentfreak.com/pirates-are-the-music-industrys-most-valuable-customers-100122/
