A well known fact in the music world, once again being noticed by the video trade.
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/02/09/head_of_british_vid_.htmlHead of British Vid Assoc: Piracy doesn't hurt DVD sales
Nic sez, "Interviewed for BBC website, Lavinia Carey, head of the British Video Association suggests that their research indiciates that people who download films illegally, pay to see as many films legally as a typical legit DVD consumer. Thus undermining the argument that illegal downloads impacts legitimate sales."
"UK research shows that, on average, downloaders are film fans who view the same number of legitimate films (cinema, rented and bought DVDs) as the average active DVD consumer (24). On top of that, they also consume illegitimately acquired movies. "
So here is definitive proof from one of the cartels spokespersons that filesharers are not all selfish greedy folks who dont want to pay for anything as suggested by their US counterparts.
Remeber to point this out to Dan and Carey next time the talk waffle on behalf of the extortionists they represent.
