>In the aggregate, we are unable to discover any direct relationship between P2P file-sharing and CD purchases in Canada... That is, we find no direct evidence to suggest that the net effect of P2P file-sharing on CD purchasing is either positive or negative for Canada as a whole.
>However, our analysis of the Canadian P2P file-sharing subpopulation suggests that there is a strong positive relationship between P2P file-sharing and CD purchasing. That is, among Canadians actually engaged in it, P2P file-sharing increases CD purchasing.
So they concluded that file sharing has no overall impact which is a ridiculous conclusion because it seems blindingly obvious that file sharing is hurting CD sales. They concluded that among those that engage in file sharing, those that file share more are likely to buy more music, which makes sense because the most active file sharers are probably the biggest fans of music.
From http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/ippd-dppi.nsf/en/ip01462...
>In the aggregate, we are unable to discover any direct relationship between P2P file-sharing and CD purchases in Canada... That is, we find no direct evidence to suggest that the net effect of P2P file-sharing on CD purchasing is either positive or negative for Canada as a whole.
>However, our analysis of the Canadian P2P file-sharing subpopulation suggests that there is a strong positive relationship between P2P file-sharing and CD purchasing. That is, among Canadians actually engaged in it, P2P file-sharing increases CD purchasing.
So they concluded that file sharing has no overall impact which is a ridiculous conclusion because it seems blindingly obvious that file sharing is hurting CD sales. They concluded that among those that engage in file sharing, those that file share more are likely to buy more music, which makes sense because the most active file sharers are probably the biggest fans of music.