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File Sharing and CD Sales, Again

Posted by michael on from the dissection-and-vivisection dept.

Andrew Leonard writes "Stan Liebowitz, an economist studying the effects of file-trading on the music industry, says in an article in Salon that new numbers have convinced him that the decline in CD sales may be partially attributable to MP3 downloading. But he also argues that the decline does not justify draconian new laws."

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  1. Might it possibly be....? by Newer+Guy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    That I and millions of others like me have decided to boycott the RIAA?
    Hmmm?

    Might we be sick and tired of their power plays and their intrusions into our personal lives?
    Hmmmm?

    Might we be sick and tired of being called criminals by them?
    Hmmm?

    Could we be tired of ther inane music they've been producing the past few years?
    Hmmm?

    Well, My Leibowitz...what do you think??