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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. One hit wonders by Guitarzan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I actually think this DOES affect CD sales to some extent. You no longer need to buy an entire crappy CD to get that one song that is stuck in your head. You can just steal the one song via your favorite file sharing network. Maybe it's just me.

  2. I wonder by SIGFPE · · Score: 1, Redundant

    the decline in CD sales may be partially attributable to MP3 downloading

    Is that like the way horse sales declined with the advent of the automobile?
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    -- SIGFPE