A new report published by Dr Rebecca Giblin of Monash University shows that graduated response systems are not as effective as rightsholders claim. A detailed review of “strikes” schemes around the world shows that there is no evidence that they lead to a reduction in piracy, and no evidence that authorized use is maximized. According to Giblin’s research, countries should be wary of rolling out their own graduated response policies, while existing schemes should be reconsidered. […]
The results of this evaluation, the most elaborate that has been published to date, was published this week in a 61-page article. Talking to TorrentFreak, Giblin says that the goal of the paper was to evaluate the effectiveness of graduated response schemes on three measures that are closely aligned with the purpose of copyright law. […]
The paper mentions, for example, that all of the studies that claim to have found a reduction in P2P usage are biased towards copyright holders and not peer-reviewed. In addition, they consistently ignore that people may have switched to other forms of piracy, through streaming websites and cyberlockers. […]
Anti-Piracy “Strike” Schemes Are Not Effective, Research Shows