CRIA's Own Study Counters P2P Claims

Michael Geist writes on his blog about a recent study released by the CRIA with little fanfare. Reason: the study counters the wailing from the music industry on the harm P2P users have been causing. Apparently, it's not that bad. For the people who downloaded music from P2P services, only 1/3 of their music actually comes from P2P sources. They mostly buy the rest. As well, the largest P2P users aren't teens or university students -- it's the 35-44 age group. The study goes on to emphasize that P2P music downloaders frequently buy the music they've downloaded -- or, have increased their purchasing due to new music they're exposed to via P2P services. Seems like trying before they buy isn't harming the industry at all.