“Moreover, the authors’ canvass the literature on the effects of file sharing on music sales, confirming that the “results are decidedly mixed.”"
A topical subject especially as the rhetoric coming from old media barons like Murdoch becomes more dogmatic. Copyright, like most laws, is firstly about protecting the privilege and position of the copyright owner. To make the claim that weak copyright laws reduce creativity or generally make societies less cultural as some would argue, misses the point that weakening copyright is symptomatic of a more diverse and healthy culture.
via Michael Geist – Harvard Study Finds Weaker Copyright Protection Has Benefited Society.
