Survey Finds File-Sharing Helps CD Sales

File-sharing appears to boost music CD buying, according to survey results released by Warez.com, a maker of file-sharing software.

The online survey, which reportedly has been taken by some 150,000 people, shows that the purchasing of music increases slightly for some consumers after they discover peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. Light buyers of music appear to buy more discs after they discover online file-sharing, the survey indicates.

The survey showed 47.12 percent of the respondents indicated that they bought fewer than 10 CDs a year before they became file-traders, but that number dropped to 41.4 percent after they discovered P2P.

Moderate music listeners showed a negligible uptick when comparing their pre- and post-P2P behavior, and heavy musicos showed a decline.

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