The growing popularity of CD burning and illegal song-swapping over the Internet has caused online music sales to drop sharply, according to a study performed by the research firm comScore Networks. Also after the death of Napster, more people have found their way to other file sharing networks:
The study by research firm comScore Networks says this year's total online CD sales through the third quarter were 185 (m) million dollars less than during the same period last year. |
The study found that after Napster went offline for good in the summer of 2001, the user base of one alternative site -- Morpheus -- grew from one (m) million users to more than seven (m) million in just nine months.
Industry analysts say consumers want the instant gratification from free downloads. They also say CD burning offers music lovers the ability to personalize their CDs.
Source: Kfor.com
