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Does File-Sharing Really Hurt the Music Biz?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the methinks-they-doth-protest-too-much dept.

Phonographic Memory writes "A new study has come out that purports to show a link between file-sharing and decreased CD purchases. Covering the period of 1995-2003, the study looked for a link between owning a computer and decreased CD purchases. The researcher found that 'some US music consumers could have decreased their CD purchases (prior to 2004) by about 13 percent due to Internet file sharing.' In its coverage of the study, Ars Technica notes that the scholarly consensus on the possibility of a link between file sharing and music purchases is missing: 'the dominant impression gained from reading these studies is that finding accurate correlations between file-sharing and loss of revenue for the music industry is tremendously difficult.'"

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  1. Ofcourse it does by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ok RIAA, I said what you told me to. Will you now drop the case?

  2. What Music Biz? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    We all know they can't sing...

  3. Waaaaaaa? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    That makes no sense at all.

    Um, let's see. People with pocket lint + (computer knowlege^10)= reality cascade.

  4. Re:Does File-Sharing Really Hurt the Music Biz? by Yahweh+Doesn't+Exist · · Score: 5, Funny

    you are a lying troll. you can use as many ipods as you want. and you can use music you didn't buy from the itunes store. you can make as many backups as you want, and you can play on 5 computers simulataneously.

    your friends are idiots or are lying to you because they hate you and don't want you to enjoy ipods like they do.

  5. Re:There has also been no new malls built since 20 by teh_chrizzle · · Score: 2, Funny

    there's also an aids problem in africa. i'll bet illegal file sharing is cuasing that too. and global warming.

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  6. Re:WTF? by mrchaotica · · Score: 2, Funny
    This is because I buy music a track at a time online, and I do not pirate.

    It's a good thing, too -- I hear the Coast Guard takes a dim view of piracy these days!

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  7. Re:Does File-Sharing Really Hurt the Music Biz? by Jonny+do+good · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess, with the price of gas this past summer I probably shouldn't complain.

  8. Re:Let's talk about plastic discs holding 12 songs by powermung · · Score: 3, Funny

    I agree wholeheartedly! Not only music, but software too! $280 for Windows XP? $4000 for AutoCAD? I spend more time listening to music than working on these software and I wouldn't even pay $5 for them. Selling tiny plastic for hundreds or even thousands of dollars is preposterous! Get rid of the activation crap and make them available for download at about $10 each. Otherwise, P2P remains as my only method of getting software for my business!

    Also, what is this GPL crap that comes with these free software? It's not like the original authors lose money when I decide not to agree with it. Why won't they spend the time to write better software if they had time to write up such stupid statements?

    mod me +4 insightful!

  9. Not demographics - Not Enough Cow Bell by WillAffleckUW · · Score: 5, Funny

    I doubt it. I'm in my 40's and I've noticed a distinct lack of cow bell in today's music.

    But forcing Blu-Ray on me won't get me to buy the White Album again - I already burned it onto MP3.

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