Ups and Downs; Economic and Cultural Effects..

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Here's a research paper from the Netherlands about File-sharing in our country. If you're interested in the subject, this is a great read! For example it explains why iTunes is one of the few legal alternatives that actually work, because it uses the same strategy as consoles do. If you don't want to read all 150 pages, just scroll down to the conclusions.

Ups and Downs; Economic and Cultural Effects of File Sharing on Music, Film and Games
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1350451
(click on the One-Click download link)