Estimates of the scale of illegal digital downloads in the UK ranges between 13 per cent and 65 per cent in two studies published last year. A detailed survey of UK and international data finds that very little of it is supported by transparent research criteria. Meanwhile sales and profitability levels in most creative business sectors appear to be holding up reasonably well. We conclude that many creative businesses are experiencing turbulence from digital copyright infringement, but that at the level of the whole economy, measurable impacts are not as stark as is sometimes suggested.
via arstechnica.com
Это не я сказал. Это из доклада, официального распространяемого правительством Великобритании.
«Лоббиномика» — хороший термин для описания не только того, что творится в Великобритании, но и для России отлично подходит.