Seven million 'use illegal files'
Found on BBC News on Friday, 29 May 2009
Around seven million people in the UK are involved in illegal downloads, costing the economy tens of billions of pounds, government advisers say.
Intellectual Property Minister David Lammy said the report put into context the impact illegal downloads had on copyright industries and the UK economy as a whole.
Dame Lynne Brindley, SABIP Board member, said: "This report gives us some baseline evidence from which we can develop a clear research strategy to support policy development in this fast moving area."
Seven million users cause billions of pounds of losses. On top of that those numbers are only an estimation. At that point the study lost it's credibility. Do I really have to guess who sponsored that "research"? Repeating the "every download is a lost sale" lie doesn't make it magically true in any way.