Music Downloads - Pirartes or Customers
This is one interesting aritcle:
Music Downloads: Pirates—or Customers? by Sean Silverthorne, Editor, HBS Working Knowledge
This is the paper it is discussing (it is 52 pags)
The Effect of File Sharing on Record Sales An Empirical Analysis
What the quick gist says is this:
Internet music piracy not only doesn’t hurt legitimate CD sales, it may even boost sales of some types of music
Interesting HUH? Basically it seems that it is similar to Radio Ariplay - give the consumer a little for free - and they will plunk down $15 for the rest of the tracks.
Of course, the other reason the music industry has slumped - CRAP!
