Music Biz Disagrees: P2P Does Not Promote Sales

Demos may have this month published the second set of http://paidcontent.co.uk/article/419-research-p2p-filesharing-no-barrier-to-music-sales/” title=”research this year to find that illegal music downloaders also buy more music”>research this year to find that illegal music downloaders also buy more music – but the record business itself is taking exception. It’s republished an old set of figures that it says shows “music sharers are less likely to buy music”…

The research, which the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) commissioned from Jupiter (now Forrester) back in March, also shows how Europeans who share music spend up to