Today the RIAA, MPAA and all major US Internet providers launched a new plan to curb piracy. The landmark agreement comes with a new website which is littered with blatant propaganda statements.

Or facts as they call them. This is my personal favorite:

"Content Theft Means Less Internet Bandwidth For You: A recent study found that digital content theft, including the use of P2P networks, streaming and cyberlockers, accounted for almost a quarter of global Internet bandwidth consumption."

Yes, pirates steal your bandwidth.

However, legitimate movie watchers on Netflix are also a massive problem. The same study has shown that Netflix is the absolute king in terms of Internet traffic in the US, accounting for a quarter of all traffic during peak hours.

Yes, more Netflix subscribers means less bandwidth for you!

Touché.


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There are also some other gems.

"Content Theft Often Means Viruses: Viruses, spyware and malware are often the consequences of downloading stolen movies and music. One recent study by McAfee found a 40 percent increase in the number of websites delivering infected MP3 files in one year as well as a proliferation of sites seemingly built with the sole purpose of committing cybercrime (including identity theft) against individuals looking for MP3 files online."

McAfee is such a pile of crap - does anyone actually use it anymore? ...and how exactly does someone "infect" an mp3???