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One of the biggest argument for #DRM, #EME and other copy-protection mechanism is to protect the creators.
That's only true to some extend (maybe to non), and a #study orderd by the #EU has proofen so.
The way the EU dealt with the #studie gives a very clear signal that copy-protection mechanisms need to motivated by more then protecting creators.
The study came to different conclusions then the current policies are aiming to, and have been kept in secret until summer 2017.
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The study is now made public after research and work of Julia Reda (EU, pirate/green party)
The conclusion of the study is:
''In general, the results do not show robust statistical evidence of displacement of sales by online copyright infringements.''
Meanwhile the study gave insights that blockbuster creaters have a loss through priraterie about 5%.
5000 ppl from each country and 30.000 in all have been participated in October-Sebtemer 2014
, europe) @paulfree14@social.tchncs.de'The #EU Suppressed a 300-Page Study That Found Piracy Doesn’t Harm Sales'
Here a blogpost by Julia Reda who made the EU release the study:
Does copyright infringement negatively affect legal sales? This is a fundamental question with profound implications on the way copyright and copyright enforcement policy should work
In January '14 the European Commission...€360.000 to conduct a study on the question
Why did the Commission,..choose not to publish this study..?
https://frama.link/rY9EkNK2