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Millions Delete ALL Music Files?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the what-does-this-mean dept.

Honig the Apothecary writes "CNN is reporting that millions of people have deleted all the music files from their computers in a story here. My question is how the hell would they know? Are they substituting "deleted" for the words "disabled sharing with other users"?"

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  1. Methodology by Snot+Locker · · Score: 5, Informative
    The original press release is here. In it, it states:

    Methodology Note: NPD MusicWatch Digital information is collected continuously from the PCs of 40,000 volunteer online panelists, balanced to represent the online population of PC users. NPD's MusicLab survey was fielded in September of 2003 to a representative sample of 5,000 respondents aged 13 and older.

    Still, you have to believe their volunteer panelists wouldn't fess up to having any downloaded music given the current RIAA intimidation tactics.

  2. Re:Correction by Datasage · · Score: 5, Informative

    Yup, cnn is own by time warner. They also own all of these music labels.

    Warner Music Group - Recording Labels
    The Atlantic Group
    Atlantic Classics
    Atlantic Jazz
    Atlantic Nashville
    Atlantic Theater
    Big Beat
    Blackground
    Breaking
    Igloo
    Lava
    Mesa/Blu emoon
    Modern
    1 43
    Rhino Records
    Elektra Entertainment Group
    Elektra
    EastWest
    Asylum
    Elektra/Sire
    Wa rner Brothers Records
    Warner Brothers
    Warner Nashville
    Warner Alliance
    Warner Resound
    Warner Sunset
    Reprise
    Reprise Nashville
    American Recordings
    Giant
    Maverick
    Revolution
    Qwest
    Wa rner Music International
    WEA Telegram
    East West ZTT
    Coalition
    CGD East West
    China
    Continential
    DRO East West
    Erato
    Fazer
    Finlandia
    Magneoton
    MCM
    Non esuch
    Teldec
    Other Recording Interests
    Warner/Chappell Music (publishing company)
    WEA Inc. (sales, distribution and manufacturing)
    Ivy Hill Corporation (printing and packaging)
    Warner Special Products

    Source: http://www.cjr.org/tools/owners/timewarner.asp

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  3. Re:Lies, damned lies, and dumb polls... by I+am+Kobayashi · · Score: 5, Informative
    Actually it isn't based on a poll, but rather 40,000 voluntary computer users who allow their computers to be monitored...

    Hmm I wonder if people who know their computers are being monitored are more likely to delete their digital music files... Maybe that would affect the validity of this study, you think? :p

    Here is the official press release

    Note it states:
    "Methodology Note: NPD MusicWatch Digital information is collected continuously from the PCs of 40,000 volunteer online panelists, balanced to represent the online population of PC users. NPD's MusicLab survey was fielded in September of 2003 to a representative sample of 5,000 respondents aged 13 and older."
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