Mark Mulligan, an analyst at Forrester Research, said the ruling was “good p.r.” for the music and movie industries: “There’s a lot of value out of it, even th

Mark Mulligan, an analyst at Forrester Research, said the ruling was “good p.r.” for the music and movie industries: “There’s a lot of value out of it, even though its value is not going to be a meaningful reduction in file sharing,” he said. “They have to be seen to be doing something, in the same way that customs fights drug trafficking — as a deterrent.” Because everyone knows how successful the war on drugs has been?