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Survey: Net file-sharing doesn't hurt most musicians

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Posted by: Ion Silverbolt

CNN News has an article on a study of how file swapping music has affected music artists.


Most musicians and artists say the Internet has helped them make more money from their work despite online file-trading services that allow users to copy songs and other material for free, according to a study released Sunday.

Recording labels and movie studios have hired phalanxes of lawyers to pursue "peer to peer" networks like Kazaa, and have sued thousands of individuals who distribute copyrighted material through such networks.

But most of the artists surveyed by the nonprofit Pew Internet and American Life Project said online file sharing did not concern them much.

Artists were split on the merits of peer-to-peer networks, with 47 percent saying that they prevent artists from earning royalties for their work and another 43 percent saying they helped promote and distribute their material.




Posted by: armystud0911

Well it specifically says that the INTERNET has allowed them to expand, not P2P networks. I didnt know they were veiwing them as less of a threat though.



 
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