Ipsos-Reid sez P2P doesn't hurt record sales
Ipsos-Reid has just completed a comprehensive study of music downloading, a study whose results put a lie to the recording industry's claims that P2P filesharing nets are harming their business. Check out this interview with an Ipsos-Reid research director:* Over 50% of teenagers download music.Link Discuss (Thanks, Jim!)* About two-thirds of teenage boys download music
* Surprisingly, teenagers are the most receptive demographic toward the concept of paying for online services.
* Surprisingly, downloaders appear to buy more CDs
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Cory Doctorow
Upcoming appearances
* Feb 9, 2012, DeKalb, IL: Day of Doctorow, NIU
* Feb 10-12, 2012, Chicago, IL: Capricon 32
* Feb 13, 2012, Arlington, TX: UT Arlington College of Engineering Distinguished Speaker Series
* Feb 16, 2012, Victoria, BC: 13th Annual Privacy and Security Conference
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* Context (essays)
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* For the Win (YA novel)
* Makers (adult novel)
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