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EU Commission: Piracy doesn't hurt music sales, may even help

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  1. Matthew TechSpot Staff Posts: 5,893   +53

    Although music labels remain adamant about piracy's harm to sales, illegal filesharing sites may actually boost industry revenue according to a report from the European Commission's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies. After studying the browsing habits of...

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    Matthew, Mar 19, 2013
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  2. m4a4 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 273   +51

    "The researchers also backed a common defense among those who support filesharing by noting that most of the subjects who downloaded illegal music wouldn't have opened their wallets in the absence of filesharing sites anyway."
    Heyyy! +9001 respect for these guys.
    m4a4, Mar 19, 2013
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  3. Skidmarksdeluxe TechSpot Addict Posts: 525   +103

    Always glad to help.
    Skidmarksdeluxe, Mar 19, 2013
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  4. Ranger1st TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 180   +25

    Wonder what nonsense the RIAA is going to come back with to try and discredit this report.
    Ranger1st, Mar 19, 2013
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  5. Guest

    " EU Commission: Piracy doesn't hurt music sales, may even help "...
    Yeah, that's right.
    Guest, Mar 19, 2013
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  6. Guest

    "Piracy doesn't hurt music sales, may even help"

    after these all long they just got realized?
    Guest, Mar 19, 2013
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  7. HiDDeNMisT TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 184   +10

    Took them long enough to figure this out. I mean how do we all know this but they don't. This is ridiculous.
    HiDDeNMisT, Mar 19, 2013
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  8. dennis777 TechSpot Enthusiast Posts: 123   +11

    Even Microsoft admits that piracy has help the sales of Windows.
    dennis777, Mar 19, 2013
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