My main man, Michael Geist comments on a recent government led study on the effects of Peer-To-Peer file sharing (read: the concept of sharing music, music, etc. over the Internet for free) and the purchase of CDs.
If anything, it shows that P2P users tend to purchase more CDs.
I can relate to this. There are quite a few bands whom I’ve downloaded to see if I’ll like them and if I do, I pick up their album if I like it. However, let’s tell the truth here people – I tend to buy a new album of an artist I like and wait and pick up the others when I see them in a sale bin. In the end, I’m supporting the artist…just taking my time getting there!