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Yuh-oh...looks like the RIAA's been Fibbing.
I read today that a couple researchers have done a study on internet downloads of music and CD sales. What'd they find?
No significant correlation between the two. Zero. Zip. Nada.
This of course flies in the face of what the RIAA has been saying for the last couple of years. They have surveys, of course, but have you seen the survey questions? They're leading, IMO, and don't get to the real causes. If someone is downloading music, but not buying it, why not? Are they simply pirating music or perhaps they're getting digital versions of music they already own? Are they sampling what's out there and deciding not to buy the CD because they don't like the music? There are a lot of reasons folks download music and don't buy right away beyond the obvious but they surveys don't cover those in any great detail.
IN any event, this study (a PDF several pages long, but worth reading)ought to make them sweat.
I wonder if we'll see a little Congressional action in the near future.
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