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Study shows ‘graduated response’ anti-piracy methods are useless

Published Sep 11th, 2013 6:15PM EDT
Anti-Piracy Methods Fail

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It has already been established that the “six strikes” anti-piracy system in the United States has failed to have any perceivable impact, and a recent study shows other countries are having similar difficulties controlling P2P sharing. The study was conducted by Rebecca Giblin of Monash University and dealt with whether “graduated response” measures were reducing infringement, maximizing authorized usage, or at the very least promoting a greater understanding of the effects of piracy. When piracy became a worldwide issue, governments believed that the cooperation of ISPs when punishing offenders would significantly decrease piracy rates. South Korea, France, Taiwan, and the UK have all implemented programs in an attempt to curb piracy, but according to Giblin’s study, a recent upsurge in “copyright-intensive industries” has nothing to do with graduated response efforts. Giblin concludes that “there is precious little evidence that graduated response is effective on any measure.”

Jacob Siegal
Jacob Siegal Associate Editor

Jacob Siegal is Associate Editor at BGR, having joined the news team in 2013. He has over a decade of professional writing and editing experience, and helps to lead our technology and entertainment product launch and movie release coverage.