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photostill · 29-05-12, 00:53

It's the usual BS done by the same suspects, with the same questionable methodology. Part of this study is based on a Canadian survey which can be found here:

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http://portal.bsa.org/globalpiracy2011/downloads/opinionsurvey/survey_canada.pdf

To show you how really sloppy and lack of actual true research goes into this report, to get it's percentage, it lumps together two figures to get the eyebrow raising figure; 40% figure with the "nearly one in three" (specifically 27%) figure. The method behind obtaining both figures is highly questionable to begin with but it shows you how they come up with such big numbers. Even the 40% figure is a lump together of different classes. Out of that figure, 26% say rarely but never mind, they said they did and that's the biggest part of the 40% figure. It's misleading in the extreme to say it the best way.

There is one other little detail left out of this report. Something failed to be mentioned in all this because it doesn't support the picture that is being painted. The 26% is an all time low since these figures have been gathered. No mention of that which is surprising because it's supposed to be a yardstick against how successful they've been at curtailing the piracy. There's a reason for that, never fear, as I will explain it.

Every time new and stronger measures are being sought to protect the copywrong group, these figures will be dutifully trotted out like a show pony to say there is a need for it. Just as with all the news organizations that could have done a little fact checking but didn't, so to will those in congress take their word for it without the slightest shred of proof it's even needed. No studies are done and make the news except those that support the industries pre-made ideas. The laws are not being based on fact but upon supposition that these studies mean something.

It is amazing that the BSA puts out a puff piece and no newspaper in the world takes a look at the figures to verify their accuracy. If they do that for this puff piece, how accurate do you think your news sources are?

29-05-12, 00:53	#2
photostill The Enigma Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 9,977 Thanks: 3,009 Thanked 1,524 Times in 928 Posts	Re: Half Of PC Users Are Pirates, Says Study It's the usual BS done by the same suspects, with the same questionable methodology. Part of this study is based on a Canadian survey which can be found here: Code: [Check Download Links] http://portal.bsa.org/globalpiracy2011/downloads/opinionsurvey/survey_canada.pdf To show you how really sloppy and lack of actual true research goes into this report, to get it's percentage, it lumps together two figures to get the eyebrow raising figure; 40% figure with the "nearly one in three" (specifically 27%) figure. The method behind obtaining both figures is highly questionable to begin with but it shows you how they come up with such big numbers. Even the 40% figure is a lump together of different classes. Out of that figure, 26% say rarely but never mind, they said they did and that's the biggest part of the 40% figure. It's misleading in the extreme to say it the best way. There is one other little detail left out of this report. Something failed to be mentioned in all this because it doesn't support the picture that is being painted. The 26% is an all time low since these figures have been gathered. No mention of that which is surprising because it's supposed to be a yardstick against how successful they've been at curtailing the piracy. There's a reason for that, never fear, as I will explain it. Every time new and stronger measures are being sought to protect the copywrong group, these figures will be dutifully trotted out like a show pony to say there is a need for it. Just as with all the news organizations that could have done a little fact checking but didn't, so to will those in congress take their word for it without the slightest shred of proof it's even needed. No studies are done and make the news except those that support the industries pre-made ideas. The laws are not being based on fact but upon supposition that these studies mean something. It is amazing that the BSA puts out a puff piece and no newspaper in the world takes a look at the figures to verify their accuracy. If they do that for this puff piece, how accurate do you think your news sources are? __________________ You can help this site, by clicking on the link below to buy a Premium Account. & Thank you for helping us. Click;