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Re:EU commission report find that online piracy does not aff... by docdeek on Friday September 22, 2017 @03:48AM (#15310147)
> The study’s conclusion: With the exception of recently released blockbusters, there is no evidence to support the idea that online copyright infringement displaces sales.

For the owners of the copyright on the blockbuster, that’s still going to bite.

Disappointing that this was put in a hole and had to come to light like this instead of being released as normal, but I’m not sure it equates to piracy having no real measurable impact on rights owners.

Re:EU commission report find that online piracy does not aff... by TruffleMuffin on Friday September 22, 2017 @03:50AM (#15310155)
I think it has value in the length of copyright being continuously extended. Far more than a patent, and even the lifetime of the creators of the work.