Downloading is not killing music - the music industry is
Go Michael Geist go! Another reason not buy any music except direct from artists until the music industry gets its act together.
From Piercing the peer-to-peer myths: An examination of the Canadian experience.:
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This article examines CRIA's claims by conducting an analysis of industry figures. It concludes that loss claims have been greatly exaggerated and challenges the contention that recent sales declines are primarily attributable to file-sharing activities. Moreover, the article assesses the financial impact of declining sales on Canadian artists, concluding that revenue collected through a private copying levy system already adequately compensates Canadian artists for the private copying that occurs on peer-to-peer networks.
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