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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>HI all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To introduce myself: I'm not, strictly speaking, an
Internet researcher, but I greatly value the work you all do and I have a
particular interest in this topic (being a musician of sorts). I edit an
on-line journal devoted to Australian public policy, which we view as an
exercise in e-democracy (see <A
href="http://www.onlineopinion.com.au">www.onlineopinion.com.au</A>).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To get back to the point, I get tired of seeing
these reports about research conducted by "professional" research firms, often
financed by one side of the debate or the other, which are essentially based on
self-reported behaviour (rather akin to the old tobacco industry-financed
studies showing that smoking did not *cause* cancer). These studies are
highly methodologically unreliable, and seldom provide a thorough account of the
methods used. They are also highly politically senstive and almost always
used to beat up one side of the debate or the other.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Does anyone know of any rigorous academic research
into this question? I'd love to get my hands on some as part of a
literature review I'm doing for an informal (ie not attached to any university)
study I'm undertaking in my spare time (such as it is), using my own music,
web-design skills and hypotheses.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Please let me know of anything that might
help.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hugh Brown<BR>Editor, On Line Opinion,<BR><A
href="http://www.onlineopinion.com.au">www.onlineopinion.com.au</A><BR>Ph
+61 7 3852 2138<BR>Fax +61 7 3252 9818<BR>Mob +61
409 622 395</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=icmrk@nus.edu.sg href="mailto:icmrk@nus.edu.sg">Randy Kluver</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Air-l@aoir.org
href="mailto:'Air-l@aoir.org'">'Air-l@aoir.org'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=icmgp@nus.edu.sg
href="mailto:icmgp@nus.edu.sg">Govindan Parayil</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 04, 2002 12:16
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Air-l] Internet file sharing
boosts music sales</DIV>
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<P><B><FONT face=arial>Here is an interesting report from Reuters which
undercuts many of the intellectual property arguments related to online file
sharing...</FONT></B></P>
<P><B><FONT face=arial>Internet File-sharing Boosts Music Sales, Report
Says</FONT></B><BR><BR><FONT face=arial>May 03, 2002 16:20:35
(ET)<BR></FONT><BR><FONT face=arial>WASHINGTON, May 3 (Reuters) - Internet
users who download songs for free from unauthorized "peer to peer" services
are more likely to increase their music purchases than regular Internet users,
according to a report released on Friday. </FONT></P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>