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REPORT: P2P Cost ISPs $4.8 Billion in 2007

By soulxtc

Research says that growth in file-sharing traffic to blame for increased capital and operational expenditures. Every so often we get a new study that makes new claims and predictions regarding P2P traffic. Add to the list a recent one by Multimedia Intelligence entitled "P2P Networking: Content?s ?Bad Boy? Becomes Tomorrow?s Distribution Channel." The study's focus is on raising the awareness of the potential monetization of P2P as a digital distribution platform. MultiMedia Intelligence bills itself as a "market research consultancy specializing in the markets and technologies that deliver and monetize digital media and services across multiple platforms" so it's not surprising that the study highlights the costs associated with the piracy of copyrighted material.

Full post as published by ZeroPaid on December 12, 2008 (boomark / email).