Research: File Traders And Music Purchasing

Posted by timothy on Sunday July 21, 2002 @08:41AM from the maybe-it-has-to-do-with-wallet-size dept.

An anonymous reader writes: "Like a TV preacher taking excerpts from the Bible to support a contrary thought, the results of research can be similarly interpreted in opposite ways. Edison Research just released a pro-record industry report stating '10.1% of 12-17s are actively downloading/not purchasing music.' Richard Menta over at MP3 Newswire noted that this also means 90% of file traders are buying music, a positive result that supports the virtues of trading. Menta then goes through the study's findings one-by-one, questioning Edison Research's conclusions. This includes their recommendation to the industry to fight the 'downloading problem.'"

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Re:Spin by foonf · 2002-07-21 09:52 · Score: 3, Flamebait

The RIAA will interpret this as 1/5 of the population of America will never buy CDs and they're losing out. HOWEVER, this could simply be the large (and growing) faction of Americans who are discovering independant artists via the net and downloading music free legally. They then support the artist through T-shirts and concerts.
Dear me. You can't actually believe this can you? Have you ever looked at the majority of what is available for download on peer-to-peer systems?

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