chao 2006-9-27 09:25 AM
[zz]盗版对Music Biz有多大影响？
A new study has come out that purports to show a link between [url=http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060926-7832.html][color=blue]file-sharing and decreased CD purchases[/color][/url]. Covering the period of 1995-2003, the study looked for a link between owning a computer and decreased CD purchases. The researcher found that 'some US music consumers could have decreased their CD purchases (prior to 2004) by about 13 percent due to Internet file sharing.' In its coverage of the study, Ars Technica notes that the scholarly consensus on the possibility of a link between file sharing and music purchases is missing: 'the dominant impression gained from reading these studies is that finding accurate correlations between file-sharing and loss of revenue for the music industry is tremendously difficult
andrew 2006-9-27 10:20 AM
if the music companies pay to do such a "research", if it not difficult ot get any result/ correlation they want. What I see the fact is, CD is simpy not a convenient form of music media anymore.