Slashdot writes

An anonymous reader writes “In a study conducted by TNO for the Dutch government the economic effects of filesharing are found to be positive. According to the 146 page report (available for download, but in Dutch) filesharing is good for the prosperity of the Dutch: with filesharing more media are available, even though this costs the media industry some profit. One of the most noticeable conclusions is that downloading and buying are not mutually exclusive: downloaders on average buy just as much music as non-downloaders, but they buy more DVD’s and games then people who don’t download. They also tend to visit more concerts and buy more merchandise.”

All I can say is yeah right! I mean why should someone buy a media when you can get it for free. I mean now they have all these DivX players and all so playing it on TV is less of a problem. And as for quality I have seen many High Definition quality illegal media on the net. Sorry Dutch government researchers just don’t kid yourselves.

Peace!!