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- From: Ron Thigpen <rthigpen AT nc.rr.com>
- To: amch <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Study: File-Sharing No Threat to Music Sales
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 12:23:17 -0500
Study: File-Sharing No Threat to Music Sales
By David McGuire
washingtonpost.com Staff Writer
Monday, March 29, 2004; 8:06 PM
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Internet music piracy has no negative effect on legitimate music sales, according to a study released today by two university researchers that contradicts the music industry's assertion that the illegal downloading of music online is taking a big bite out of its bottom line.
[...]
"From a statistical point of view, what this means is that there is no effect between downloading and sales," said Oberholzer-Gee.
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<http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A34300-2004Mar29?language=printer>
--rt
- Study: File-Sharing No Threat to Music Sales, Ron Thigpen, 03/30/2004
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