Study: File-sharing does not cut CD sales

User Comments: 4

1. March 30, 2004 5:01 AM
   acidosmosis said:
   I think one of the main things that affect's CD sales due to filesharing is that we can easily sample a new artist's music or a new CD out by an existing artist. A lot of people find that they only like 1 or 2 song's on that CD and they aren't going to buy it. Usually if I listen to a band's music for more than a week I will buy their album because if it hasn't gotten old in a week then I'll be listening to it for a long time.
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2. March 30, 2004 1:12 PM
   MaskedBurrito said:
   I completely agree with this study. I personally stopped buying music long before I ever downloaded my first mp3. Maybe I'm getting older, maybe I'm not the target audience but I cetainly did not stop buying music because I could just download it on the web for free.
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3. March 30, 2004 2:57 PM
   erickdj said:
   downloading mp3's exposed me to lots of music I had never heard before, and the result is that 4 years later I own over 70 legally acquired CD's vs. 3 or 4 I had before I downloaded music. Downloading has caused me to buy CD's
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4. March 31, 2004 12:09 PM
   MrGaribaldi said:
   erickdj, same here...After I used AudioGalaxy way back, my audio cd purchases went through the roof compared to what it was before. I suddenly started buying albums and not only one or two compilations pr year.But now I'm mostly listening to radio, as it's cheaper :D
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