The research firm Jupiter Media Metrix found that
experienced file sharers are more likely to actually increase the amount of money they spend on CDs-Thirty four percent of all peer-to-peer users said they spent more money on music than before they used such services, the report said, while 15 percent said they spent less. One-half said the amount of money they spent remained the same |
While
Online music fans who did not use file-sharing services were less likely to report increased spending. Nineteen percent said they spent more money on music, while 10 percent said they spent less and 71 percent said they spent the same amount |
Surprising
technologies, such as recordable CD drives and high-speed Internet connections, had no impact on consumer spending |
Survey also suggests that
that file sharing could provide a boost to the industry |
But aren't we hearing just the opposite?
Source: msnbc
