This paper examines data on the effects of Internet peer-to peer (P2P) file sharing activities on music purchasing. The …. Analysis of survey responses suggests that P2P file-sharing is a substitute for legitimate music purchases and has strong … negative effects on legitimate music purchases. This contradicts the results of earlier analysis of the data commissioned by …

Interactive music streaming services have grown tremendously in recent years, raising questions about their effects on … digital music sales and piracy. While often overlooked in practice, theoretical considerations suggest that these effects may … unconstrained access to music, providing little incentives to acquire digital music through alternative channels of consumption. On …