was purchasing more CDs as a result of file sharingIn February 2000 I wrote about an observation I had where a brief acquaintance of mine, who was an avid Napster user, was purchasing more CDs as a result of file sharing."We find it interesting how when a new iPod MP3 players appears the first thing someone wants to do is rip it apart - literally - for the benefit of others. This was the first article to explore the theory that users utilized Napster, which was only a few months old at this point, to sample music for potential purchase.So when the iPod MP3 player touch appeared dozens of folk had to ""touch"" it and place the results online. Like radio, file sharing had the ability to promote artists, something we now take as common fact. But we guess the secret of creating an iPod MP3 player touch unbox segment for the Net is not creating the best iPod touch unbox photo or video layout, but the first iPod touch photo or video layout. Since then there have been dozens of formal studies that supported the theory that active file shareres buy more CDs as well as a few - usually paid for by the record industry - that debunked it as myth.This has led to a slew of quick, shaky camera iPod videos along with the associated nasal ramblings of it's creator as they turn the camera on themselves, try to think of a few words to say, and then turn it back to the iPod. Interestingly, one 2002 study by Edison Research that claimed to support the record industry's take on file sharing actually supported the opposite conclusion after I dug into the data a bit. When we picked up our iPod MP3 players touch we wondered if we can improve on the unbox video thing just a little bit. Coming to the end of the decade the habits of file sharers are still being measured and the results continue to point to the simple fact that those who trade buy more records.So we gave it a try, but sure enough once we got the damn thing out of the box we had to postpone our little shoot. This latest report comes from Michael Geist who writes about a study just completed by Industry Canada titled "The Impact of Music Downloads and P2P File-Sharing on the Purchase of Music: A Study For Industry Canada".It seems our 2 1/2 year-old Mac wasn't iPod touch worthy. mp3 portable players The research followed the habits of 2,000 Candians and, as Geist points out, there were two key points: When assessing the P2P downloading population, there was "a strong positive relationship between P2P file sharing and CD purchasing.We fortunately had access to a Win XP box and acouple of days later we were able to assemble the short ditty in the panel to the right. So, is our iPod MP3 players touch unbox video really better than the other guys. That is, among Canadians actually engaged in it, P2P file sharing increases CD purchases." The study estimates that one additional P2P download per month increases music purchasing by 0.44 CDs per year. That's just a matter of opinion. When viewed in the aggreggate (ie.It's short, but we tended to focus more on the undressing than the actual manipulation of buttons and spouting of tech specs. mp3 mp4 player the entire Canadian population), there is no direct relationship between P2P file sharing and CD purchases in Canada.Call us iPod voyeurs if you must, we just had more fun stripping off the cellophane and... According to the study authors, "the analysis of the entire Canadian population does not uncover either a positive or negative relationship between the number of files downloaded from P2P networks and CDs purchased.Oh lord! Does that make me an...an iPodophile. 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." So if file sharing is so good for record sales how come CD sales are down sharply. What will I tell my SanDisk and Archos players. MP3 PLAYER 8GB Well, first off it is "major label" CD sales which are down. " "For those waiting on the announcement of the new Zune portables MP3 players, the FCC offers us a preview of the unit on its web site where you will find test results for the Zune MP3 players. CD sales from independent labels are up, reflecting the broadening of consumer tastes as they sample more music. Also available on the site is the diagram to the right, which shows the Zune as a flash unit available in two flavore, an 8GB Zune and a 4GB Zune MP3 players. Add to this former major label artists like Radiohead and Trent Reznor who now distribute records on their own. Microsoft is going to officially unveil the new Zune best MP3 players today or tomorrow, according to the rumors. mp3 player kaufen Second, records as a whole are facing increased competition from the movie, TV and gaming industries for your dollar, though this research found that heavy users of these media buy all media heavy, including CDs.We'll keep an eye out and follow up with the full specs. Finally, there is the issue of consumer badwill, generated by the major label's inability to leverage to their favor the changes in technology that made music distribution a near zero cost. " . The major labels have a severe public relations issue that has pissed off so many consumers the damage may be irreparable. mp3 player One of the smaller points the reports made was that people who own MP3 players are less likely to buy CDs, signifying a consumer shift to digital media. RELATED LINKS: http://game.blogs.courrierinternational.com/
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