Online Media Daily: MPAA Admits Stats Inflated…

Online Media Daily: MPAA Admits Stats Inflated As Congress Considers Copyright Protection Bill
Wendy Davis

THE STUDY COST $3 MILLION, took 18 months and encompassed 22 countries. Its conclusion–that college students account for 44% of movie industry losses due to piracy–has been the centerpiece of lobbying efforts for the last two years by the Motion Picture Association of America.

There’s just one problem: It’s wrong.

Now, with Congress poised to consider a bill forcing colleges to explore filtering copyrighted material from their networks, the MPAA has re-examined the numbers and determined that college students account for only 15% of losses.