In one of my last posts, I've explained how filesharing has caused an increase of interest in multimedia products. What's amazing is how much research from various governments have come to the same conclusion.
Dutch - Artists don't think that filesharing hurts them in a survey. However, there is still enforcement occurring even though Dutch unions want to legalize filesharing.
US - The United States has had various governmental agencies to discuss copyright infringement. The Government Accountability Office, has said the information for piracy data was unreliable (link to original report is in the article). Just recently, even more information has been found by Techdirt's Mike Masnick. The fact remains that Hollywood is thriving despite any negative aspects of piracy. Further, the work of Joe Karaganis and his team in Media Piracy in Emerging Economies has shown the ineffectiveness of copyright enforcement in various countries.
Swiss - Filesharing is not a big deal. As evidenced by the study, most of the money goes to entertainment products anyway.
Bolivia - Has no copyright. Their music industry thrives along with all other industries introduced.
China, Nigeria, India - All thrive because of piracy. The ability to share files leads to more chances to sell merchandise.
Japan - As Glyn Moody has pointed out, the lost sales revenue only occurred when the pirates figured out how to fulfill demand not met by the industry.
As each article shows, piracy is unmet demand. Those that rely on copyright enforcement are already established, not helping the artists or smaller individuals in their efforts of promotion. Does piracy have bad effects? I continue to doubt that more and more each day. Perhaps more research will show a negative aspect, but as it stands, piracy encourages increases sales far more than enforcement.
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